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Commerce Station (Paris Métro)
Commerce station () is a metro station, station on Paris Métro Line 8, line 8 of the Paris Métro in the ''Rue du Commerce'', at the intersection with the ''Place du Commerce'' in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, 15th arrondissement. History The station was opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle (Paris Métro), La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard (Paris Métro), Balard. Avenue Émile Zola (Paris Métro), Avenue Émile Zola on Paris Métro Line 10, line 10 was also previously called ''Commerce'' until it was changed to its present name on 1 March 1937. Hence, it is the last station to inherit the name of an older station on the network, after Vaugirard (Paris Métro), Vaugirard on Paris Métro Line 12, line 12 and Saint-Mandé (Paris Métro), Saint-Mandé on Paris Métro Line 1, line 1. The ''rue du Commerce'', as its name suggests, is a shopping street in the district of Grenelle. The whole span of the street, from La Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard, historical entrances influenced by Art Nouveau. The system is long, mostly underground. It has 321 stations of which 61 have transfers between lines. The Montmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station, "Funiculaire".Statistiques Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France rapport 2005' (in French) states 297 stations + Olympiades + Les Agnettes + Les Courtilles The Métro has sixteen lines (with an additional Grand Paris Express, four under construction), numbered 1 to 14, with two lines, Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis and Paris Métro Line 7bis, Line 7bis, named because they used to be part of Paris Métro Line 3, Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vélib'
is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. The system encompasses more than 16,000 bikes and 1,400 stations. The name ''Vélib''' is a portmanteau of the French words ''vélo'' (''"bicycle"'') and ''liberté'' ("freedom"). Vélib' was operated originally as a Concession (contract), concession by the French advertising corporation JCDecaux. Launched on 15 July 2007, the system encompassed around 14,500 bicycles and 1,400 bicycle stations, located across Paris and in some surrounding municipalities, with an average daily ridership of 85,811 in 2011. , Vélib' was the world's 12th-largest bikesharing program by the number of bicycles in circulation; the rest of the top 18 are in Chinese cities. , Velib' had the highest market penetration with 1 bike per 97 inhabitants, followed by Vélo'v in Lyon with 1 bike per 121 residents, and Hangzhou in China with 1 per 145. From 2011 to 2018, Vélib' was complemented by Autolib', an electric car car sharing, sharing sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Camille Sée (Paris)
The lycée Camille-Sée is a public Education in France, secondary school located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Created in the 1930s, it takes most of its students from the West of Paris (7th, 15th, and 16th arrondissements of Paris). The building is a and a French heritage site. It is named in honour of the politician Camille Sée who introduced reforms to aid girls' education during the French Third Republic. Location The college and lycée Camille-Sée are located at 11, rue Léon-Lhermitte in the 15th arrondissement of Paris opposite square Saint-Lambert, not far from the arrondissement town hall. It is served by the List of Paris Métro stations, Métro stations Commerce (Paris Métro), Commerce and Vaugirard (Paris Métro), Vaugirard as well as the . The college annex is located on rue Mademoiselle to the north of the main building. History The construction of the lycée Camille-Sée was decided upon 50 years after that of the lycée Buffon. It was given the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 3
Paris Métro Line 3 (French language, French: ''Ligne 3 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Pont de Levallois–Bécon (Paris Métro), Pont de Levallois–Bécon station in the near northwestern suburbs to Gallieni (Paris Métro), Gallieni in the east. After opening as the network's third line in 1904, it was the subject of a number of extensions, with a major restructuring occurring in the eastern section in 1971, with an extension to Gallieni and the conversion of the original terminal branch to Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis. With a length of , Line 3 crosses Paris from west to east completely on the Rive Droite, serving the residential areas of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, 17th arrondissement, the Gare Saint-Lazare, important stores and shopping centres, the area around the Place de l'Opéra, as well as the east of the city, around République (Paris Métro), République station. In 2017, it carried 101.4 million riders, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatole France (Paris Métro)
Anatole France () is a station on Paris Métro Line 3. It is located in the commune of Levallois-Perret, northwest of the capital. Location The station is located under Rue Anatole-France in Levallois-Perret at the intersection with Rue Voltaire. History It was opened on 24 September 1937 when the line was extended from Porte de Champerret to Pont de Levallois–Bécon. The station is on the Rue Anatole France, which is named after the author Anatole France, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. In 2018, 3,734,650 passengers entered this station, which placed it at 140th position of the metro stations for its usage. Since June 2017, the station has benefited from a renovation aimed at alleviating leakage problems and was completed by 31 December 2018. Passenger services Access The station has two entrances and an escalator, located on Place du Général-Leclerc. Station layout Platforms Anatole France is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 13
Paris Métro Line 13 (opened as Line B; French: ''Ligne 13 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It was built by the Nord-Sud Company before becoming Line 13 when the Nord-Sud was merged into the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in 1930. Line 13 was extended in 1976 to reach the northern end of Line 14, which was then absorbed into it. The number 14 was eventually reused for a new line in 1998. Line 13 was once planned to be replaced by a north–south RER line, but this was cancelled after the reorganisation of the Île-de-France region in 1965. Today, Line 13 connects the western part of Paris to the suburbs of Asnières-sur-Seine, Gennevilliers, Clichy, Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in the north and to Malakoff, Vanves, Châtillon and Montrouge in the south. Serving 32 stations, it is the network's fifth busiest line, with 131.4 million passengers in 2017. The line will be automated in the early 2030 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège (Paris Métro)
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands (Maastricht is about to the north) and with Germany (Aachen is about north-east). In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège proper, Rocourt, and Wandre. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle (Paris Métro)
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *'' L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *'' Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe Du Lac (Paris Métro)
Pointe du Lac station () is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It is the eastern terminus Terminus may refer to: Ancient Rome *Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers Transport *Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination *Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end des ... of the line. History It opened on 8 October 2011 as part of a extension from , with construction having started in 2007. It is the easternmost on the Paris Métro system (not including stations on RER lines) and was also the southernmost one until the opening of the Aéroport d’Orly station in 2024. It is situated to the southeast of Créteil Lake. It is currently the second-newest above-ground station on the Paris Métro, behind Coteaux Beauclair on Line 11. In 2019, the station was used by 2,849,288 passengers making it the 186th busiest of the Métro network, out of 302 stations. In 2020, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Faure (Paris Métro)
Félix François Faure (; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine-Inférieure in 1881. He rose to prominence in national politics up until unexpectedly assuming the presidency, during which time France's relations with Russia improved. According to David Bell, Felix Faure was born in Paris and moved to Le Havre where he became a successful shipowner. He moved up from local politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1881. He started as a junior minister and became minister for marine and colonies. He was elected seventh president of the Third Republic in 1895 and died in office in 1899. Biography Félix François Faure was born in Paris, the son of a maker of small furniture pieces Jean-Marie Faure (1809–1889) and his first wife, Rose Cuissard (1819–1852). Having started as a tanner a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Transit Icons - Métro 8
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
