Belleville (Paris Métro)

Belleville (French pronunciation: ​[bɛlvil]) is a station on Paris Métro Line 2 and Line 11. The station is in the district of Belleville at the corner of the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements.

Belleville
Paris Métro station
Location1, boul. de la Villette (two)
2, boul. de la Villette
4, boul. de la Villette
79, boul. de Belleville
130, boul. de Belleville
10th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′19″N 2°22′37″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened31 January 1903 (1903-01-31) (Line 2)
28 April 1935 (1935-04-28) (Line 11)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward Nation
toward Châtelet
Location
Belleville
Location within Paris

History
The former Barrière de Belleville, part of the Wall of the Farmers-General

The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). The line 11 platforms opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935. The station is named after the commune of Belleville that was annexed by Paris in 1860. It was the location of the Barrière de Belleville, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during the 19th century.

In 2015, local elected officials proposed to change the station's name to Belleville–Commune de Paris 1871, commemorating the area as the last redoubt of the Paris Commune.[1]

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine to Exits/Entrances
B2 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← toward Porte Dauphine (Colonel Fabien)
Eastbound → toward Nation (Couronnes) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← toward Châtelet (Goncourt)
Northbound → toward Mairie des Lilas (Pyrénées) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
  1. Agence France-Presse (13 November 2015). "Le métro 'Belleville' devrait devenir 'Belleville-Commune de Paris 1871'". Le Parisien. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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