Miromesnil (Paris Métro)

Miromesnil (French pronunciation: ​[miʁomenil]) is a station on lines 9 and 13 of the Paris Métro in the 8th arrondissement.

Miromesnil
Paris Métro station
Location	8th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′25″N 2°18′52″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	17 May 1923 (1923-05-17)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Saint-Philippe du Roule toward Pont de Sèvres Saint-Augustin toward Mairie de Montreuil Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau toward Châtillon – Montrouge Saint-Lazare toward Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis – Université
Location
Miromesnil Location within Paris

The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of line 9 from Trocadéro to Saint-Augustin. The line 13 platforms opened on 27 June 1973 with the extension of the line from Saint-Lazare. It was the southern terminus of line 13 until its extension to Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau on 18 February 1975. The station is named after the street of Rue de Miromesnil, which is named after Armand Thomas Hue de Miromesnil (1723–1796), who was Keeper of the Seals, deputy to the Chancellor of France (Minister of Justice) from 1774 to 1787. He abolished the use of torture during the interrogation of the accused.

Nearby are the Élysée Palace (the official residence of the President of France), Ministry of the Interior and the Musée Jacquemart-André.