Villejuif – Léo Lagrange (Paris Métro)
Villejuif – Léo Lagrange (French pronunciation: [vilʒɥif leo laɡʁɑ̃ʒ]) is a station of the Paris Métro, located on Line 7. It serves the commune of Villejuif. It was opened when Line 7 was extended from Le Kremlin-Bicêtre to Villejuif – Louis Aragon on 28 February 1985. The station is named after Léo Lagrange (1900–1940), a French socialist politician and under-secretary of state for sport, who helped organise the People's Olympiad in Barcelona in opposition to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and died during the Battle of France. The station is decorated with sporting exhibits.
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Location | 34, avenue de Paris 53, avenue de Paris Villejuif Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°48′14″N 2°21′50″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 28 February 1985 | ||||||||||
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Villejuif — Léo Lagrange Location within Paris |
Station layout
Street Level |
B1 | Connecting level |
Line 7 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier) | |
Northbound | La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) → | toward|
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Gallery
- Line 7 platforms at Villejuif – Léo Lagrange
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villejuif - Léo Lagrange (Paris Metro). |
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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