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.

Filles du Calvaire
Paris Métro station
Location3rd arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened5 May 1931 (1931-05-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward Balard
Location
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.


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