Ségur () is a
station on
Line 10 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 on the border of the
7th arrondissement and
15th arrondissement. It is named after avenue de Ségur located 100 m northeast of the station. It was in turn named after Marquis
Philippe Henri de Ségur, a
Marshall of France and
Secretary of State for War from 1780 to 1787. The name ''Ségur'' is better known by the novels of his granddaughter by marriage, the
Countess of Ségur
Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur, born Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina (russian: Софья Фёдоровна Ростопчина; 1 August 1799 in Saint Petersburg – 8 February 1874 in Paris), was a French writer of Russian Empire, Russ ...
(1799-1874), best known for her novel,
Les Malheurs de Sophie''.''
History
The station opened on 29 September 1937 when line 10 was extended from
Duroc to ''La Motte-Picquet'' (now known as
La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle), two months after the opening of the section between ''La Motte-Picquet'' and ''Duroc'' and trains skipped the station.The nameplates on the platforms are subtitiled
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
, due to the location of the station near
its headquarters. It, however, does not appear on maps published by the
RATP.
As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the
RATP, the station's platforms and lights were renovated and modernised on 4 January 2006.
In 2019, the station was used by 1,662,452 passengers, making it the 269th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.
In 2020, the station was used by
804,110 passengers amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, making it the 267th busiest of the Métro network out of 108 stations.
In 2021, the station was used by 1,100,151 passengers, making it the 277th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.
Passenger services
Access
The station has 2 accesses:
Ségur : Exits
''www.pariswayout.com'' accessed 22 January 2019.
* Access 1: avenue de Suffren
The Avenue de Suffren is an avenue situated between the 7th and 15th arrondissements of Paris.
Location and access
The Avenue de Suffren has one of its extremities at quai Branly and the others at boulevard Garibaldi near place de la Rép ...
''UNESCO - Fontenoy''
* Access 2: boulevard Garibaldi ''UNESCO - Miollis''
Station layout
Platforms
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections
This station is not served by any buses from the RATP bus network
The RATP bus network covers the entire territory of the city of Paris and the vast majority of its near suburbs.
Operated by the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), this constitutes a dense bus network complementary to other public ...
.
Nearby
* avenue de Breteuil, a famous avenue leading to the Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides ( en, "house of invalids"), commonly called Les Invalides (), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as ...
.
* École Militaire
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savo ...
* UNESCO Headquarters
Gallery
File:Accès Station Métro Ségur Avenue Suffren - Paris XV (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 1.jpg, Access 1
File:Accès Station Métro Ségur Avenue Suffren - Paris XV (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 7.jpg, Access 2
File:UNESCO @ Paris (26994507956).jpg, UNESCO Headquarters
References
*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
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Paris Métro stations in the 15th arrondissement of Paris
Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1937
Paris Métro line 10