Filles du Calvaire (Paris Métro)
Filles du Calvaire (French pronunciation: [fij dy kalvɛːʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire.
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3rd arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1931 | ||||||||||
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  Filles du Calvaire Location within Paris | |||||||||||
The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The boulevard was named after the Calvairiennes or Filles du Calvaire (Daughters of Calvary) who were an order of reformed Benedictine sisters. Antoinette d’Orléans and Père Joseph founded the order in Poitiers, in 1617. The convent was later moved to Paris and was closed in the French Revolution.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| toward Balard | ←  toward Balard (République) | |
| toward Pointe du Lac | toward Pointe du Lac (Saint-Sébastien – Froissart) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
External links
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