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Paris Métro Line 8
Paris Métro Line 8 (French language, French: ''Ligne 8 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Balard (Paris Métro), Balard in the southwestern part of Paris to Pointe du Lac (Paris Métro), Pointe du Lac station in the southeastern suburbs, following a parabolic route on the Rive Droite of the Seine. The last line of the original 1898 Paris Métro plan, which opened in July 1913, it was initially intended to link and . With 105.5 million travellers in 2017, it is the network's eighth busiest line; at in length, it is also the third longest Métro Line after Paris Métro Line 13, Line 13 and Paris Métro Line 14, Line 14, and the second longest fully straight line, as line 13 has two branches. Along with Paris Métro Line 7, Line 7, it serves the most stations of any line on the network, at 38. Line 8 interchanges with all but three other Métro lines (Paris Métro Line 2, Line 2, Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis and Paris Métro Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infobox Paris Metro Line
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Paris Métro Line 14
Paris Métro Line 14 (French: ''Ligne 14 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines on the Paris Métro. It connects and Aéroport d'Orly (Paris Métro), Aéroport d'Orly on a north-west south-east diagonal via the three major stations of Gare Saint-Lazare, the Châtelet station, Châtelet–Les-Halles complex, and Gare de Lyon. The line goes through the centre of Paris, and also serves the communes of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Clichy, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, Gentilly, Villejuif, Chevilly-Larue, L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Thiais and Paray-Vieille-Poste. The first Paris Métro line built from scratch since the 1930s, it has been operated completely automatically since its opening in 1998, and the very positive return of that experiment motivated the retrofitting of Paris Métro Line 1, Line 1 for full automation. Before the start of its commercial service Line 14 was known as project Météor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charenton – Écoles (Paris Métro)
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''Charenton'' is the name or part of the name of several places: France * Charenton-le-Pont, in the Val-de-Marne ''département'', a commune which has a common border with Paris * Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, a neighboring commune that was called Charenton-Saint-Maurice until 1842 ** Charenton (asylum) * Charenton-du-Cher, in the Cher ''département'' *Rue de Charenton, a street in Paris United States * Charenton, Louisiana Charenton (historically ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,903 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Charenton is home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marne (river)
The Marne (; ) is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the departments of France, departments of Haute-Marne, Marne (department), Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne. The Marne starts in the Langres plateau, runs generally north then bends west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne, joining the Seine at Charenton-le-Pont, Charenton just upstream from Paris. Its main tributaries are the Rognon (Marne), Rognon, the Blaise (Marne), Blaise, the Saulx (river), Saulx, the Ourcq, the Petit Morin and the Grand Morin. Near the town of Saint-Dizier, part of the flow is diverted through the artificial Lake Der-Chantecoq. This ensures both flood prevention and the maintenance of minimum river flows in periods of drought. The Marne is famous as the site of two eponymous battles during World War I. The First Battle of the Marne, first battle was a turning point of the war, fought in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ÃŽle-de-France
The ÃŽle-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the Paris Region (, ). ÃŽle-de-France is densely populated and retains a prime economic position on the national stage, and it covers , about 2% of Metropolitan France, metropolitan French territory. Its 2017 population was nearly one-fifth of the national total. The region is made up of eight administrative Departments of France, departments: Paris, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines. It was created as the "District of the Paris Region" in 1961. In 1976, when its status was aligned with the French administrative regions created in 1972, it was renamed after the historic province of ÃŽle-de-France. Residents are sometimes referred to as ''Franciliens'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Créteil–Préfecture Station
Créteil–Préfecture station () is an elevated station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. Its name refers to the nearby prefecture (administrative headquarters of the department) of the Val-de-Marne. The Créteil Lake opened nearby in 1970 in place of a former quarry. History The station opened on 10 September 1974 as part of the line's extension from , serving as its eastern terminus until it was further extended 1.3km east to on 8 October 2011. In 2019, the station was used by 4,663,191 passengers, making it the 91st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 2,778,189 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ..., making it the 62nd busiest of the Métro ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois De Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes (), located on the eastern edge of Paris, France, is the largest public park in the city. It was created between 1855 and 1866 by Emperor Napoleon III. The park is next to the Château de Vincennes, a former residence of the Kings of France. It contains an English landscape garden with four lakes; a Paris Zoological Park, zoo; an Arboretum de l'École du Breuil, arboretum; a Parc floral de Paris, botanical garden; a hippodrome or horse-racing track; a Vélodrome de Vincennes, velodrome for bicycle races; and the campus of the French national institute of sports and physical education. The park is known for prostitution after dark. Dimensions The Bois de Vincennes has a total area of 995 hectares (2,459 acres), making it slightly larger than the Bois de Boulogne, (846 hectares / 2,091 acres), the other great Parisian landscape park located at the western side of the city. It occupies ten percent of the total area of Paris, and is almost as large as the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grands Boulevards
The ''grands boulevards'' The ''Grands Boulevards'' are the quintessence of the Parisian boulevards. Their origin is a plan initiated by Louis XIV's minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert in the late 1660s, of comprehensive reforms and remodeling of Paris. Aside of the demilitarization of the former city walls and their replacement with a ring of Grands Boulevards, started in 1670, the plan included the establishment of the in 1667; the destruction of all gates of the ancient Wall of Philip II Augustus on the left bank, started in 1673 and completed in 1783; the unification of professional regulations in the city and its outskirts ( in 1673; the termination of lingering feudal authority over criminal justice in a number of mostly ecclesiastical enclaves that was transferred to the king's Grand Châtelet in 1674; and the erection or refurbishment of monumental gates on key intersections, namely the Porte Saint-Antoine in 1671, the , the Porte Saint-Denis in 1672-1673, the Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 10
Paris Métro Line 10 is one of 16 Paris métro, metro lines in Paris, France. The line links in Boulogne-Billancourt in the west with , traveling under the neighborhoods situated on the Rive Gauche in the southern half of Paris and the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt. Its two termini are and . The line is entirely underground and stretches across 23 stations. It has the least traffic of any of the 14 main metro lines (excluding lines Paris Métro Line 3bis, 3bis and Paris Métro Line 7bis, 7bis). Initially, the MA 51 model trains, which had previously been used on Paris Métro Line 13, Line 13 until it joined Paris Métro Line 14, Line 14, circulated on the tracks of Line 10. These trains were first constructed with three cars on four Bogie, bogies per train, and two trains permanently connected to make six cars per train, having an equivalent capacity to five cars on the classic metro trains. Because of the ineffectiveness of the MA 51 model, it was eventually completely re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 7bis
Paris Métro Line 7bis is one of sixteen lines on the Paris Métro. It connects Louis Blanc in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, 10th arrondissement to Pré Saint-Gervais in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, 19th arrondisement in the north-eastern part of the city. With a length of 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) and eight stations, the line is the second shortest on the Paris Métro, only longer than Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis. The line was opened in 1911, then operating as a branch of Paris Métro Line 7, Line 7. However, due to a large difference in passenger numbers between this branch and the other Line 7 branch (then operating as far as Porte de la Villette (Paris Métro), Porte de La Vilette), the branch was separated from Line 7, forming Line 7bis. Chronology *18 January 1911: The section between Louis Blanc and Pré-Saint-Gervais was opened as a branch of Paris Métro Line 7, Line 7. *3 December 1967 : Because of a lack of traffic, the branch became a separate li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
