La Tour-Maubourg () is a
station on
Line 8 of the
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...
. It is located to the northwest of
Les Invalides in the
7th arrondissement. In 2019, 2,139,593 riders used La Tour-Maubourg, which makes it the 236th Métro station out of 302 for passenger traffic.
"Trafic annuel entrant (2019)"
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History
The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels, which is on Line 10) and Opéra
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. It is named after the Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, which commemorates Victor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg
Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Faÿ, Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg (22 May 1768 – 11 November 1850) was a French cavalry commander under France's Ancien Régime before rising to prominence during the First French Empire.
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(1768–1850), who was a general under Napoleon
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, Minister of War after the Restoration and then Governor of Les Invalides from 1821 to 1830.
Station layout
Gallery
File:LaTourMaubourg (1).JPG, Street-level entrance at La Tour-Maubourg
File:Station métro La-Tour-Maubourg - IMG 3412.jpg, MF 77
The MF 77 (abbreviated from the French: ''Metro Fer appel d'offre 1977'') is a steel-wheeled variant of the rolling stock used on the Paris Métro. First used in 1978, it now runs on Lines 7, 8, and 13.
Unlike previous models, the MF 77 was ...
rolling stock at La Tour-Maubourg
References
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Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1913