Jaurès (Paris Metro)
Encyclopedia
Jaurès is a station on Paris Métro Line 2
, Line 5
, and Line 7bis
in the 10th and 19th arrondissements.
to Bagnolet, now called Alexandre Dumas
on 31 January 1903. The line 7bis platforms opened on 18 January 1911 as part of the first section of line 7
between Opéra
and Porte de la Villette
more than two months after the opening of the line on 5 November 1910. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated as 7bis, terminating at Louis Blanc
. The line 5 platforms opened on 12 October 1942 with the opening of the first section of the line between Gare du Nord
and Église de Pantin
.
The station was originally called Rue d'Allemagne ("Street of Germany"). On 1 August 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I the name of the street and the station were changed to Rue de France as a result of the rising tensions with Germany, at the same time as the name of Berlin station was changed to Liège
. However, just before the socialist and pacifist politician Jean Jaurès
had been assassinated and the station and street were soon renamed after him. Jean Jaurès is one of the only two people to have two Paris metro stations named for him (with Boulogne – Jean Jaurès
); the other is Michelangelo
(with Michel-Ange – Molitor
and Michel-Ange – Auteuil
).
, built between 1784 and 1788) and the Bassin de la Villette
.
Paris Metro Line 2
Line 2 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system in Paris, France. Situated almost entirely above the former city walls , it runs in a semi-circle in the north of Paris....
, Line 5
Paris Metro Line 5
Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie. It is the eighth busiest line on the network....
, and Line 7bis
Paris Metro Line 7bis
Paris Métro Line 7bis is the second shortest line of the metro operating in Paris, France. It serves the 19th and 20th arrondissements in the North East of the city.-Chronology:...
in the 10th and 19th arrondissements.
History
The station was opened on 23 February 1903, three weeks after line 2 was extended from AnversAnvers (Paris Metro)
Anvers is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 9th and the 18th arrondissements in Montmartre.The station was opened on 21 October 1902 as part of the extension of line 2 from Étoile. It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Bagnolet on 31 January 1903...
to Bagnolet, now called Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (Paris Metro)
Alexandre Dumas is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers. It was the eastern terminus of the line until 2 April 1903 when it was extended to Nation...
on 31 January 1903. The line 7bis platforms opened on 18 January 1911 as part of the first section of line 7
Paris Metro Line 7
Paris Métro Line 7 is one of sixteen lines of the Paris Métro system. Crossing the capital from its north-eastern to south-eastern sections via a moderately curved path, it links La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 in the north with Mairie d'Ivry and Villejuif – Louis Aragon in the south, while passing...
between Opéra
Opéra (Paris Metro)
Opéra is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the nearby Opera Garnier, built by the architect Charles Garnier. It is located at the end of the Avenue de l'Opera, one of the accesses being opposite the Opera, and serves the district of the Boulevard Haussmann...
and Porte de la Villette
Porte de la Villette (Paris Metro)
Porte de la Villette is a station of the Paris Métro. The origin of the commune of the Villette was a Gallo-Roman village, which grew up on the Roman road that led to east Flanders. About 1198, it became Ville Neuve Saint-Ladre and by 1426 it was called Villette-Saint-Miser-lez-Paris. The commune...
more than two months after the opening of the line on 5 November 1910. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated as 7bis, terminating at Louis Blanc
Louis Blanc (Paris Metro)
Louis Blanc is a station on line 7 and 7bis of the Paris Métro.The station was opened on 23 November 1910, 18 days after the opening of the first section of the line between Opéra and Porte de la Villette on 5 November 1910. On 18 January 1911 a new branch was opened from Louis Blanc to Pré...
. The line 5 platforms opened on 12 October 1942 with the opening of the first section of the line between Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord (Paris Metro)
Gare du Nord is the busiest station of the Paris Métro, handling 95.6 million entries/exits a year and serving line 4 and line 5. It is connected to the SNCF's major station, Gare du Nord, which serves RER and Transilien commuter trains as well as interurban trains to northern France, Eurostar...
and Église de Pantin
Église de Pantin (Paris Metro)
Église de Pantin is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5.The name refers to the nearby Église Saint-Germain of the town of Pantin.This station was the terminus of Line 5 from 1942 to 1985....
.
The station was originally called Rue d'Allemagne ("Street of Germany"). On 1 August 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I the name of the street and the station were changed to Rue de France as a result of the rising tensions with Germany, at the same time as the name of Berlin station was changed to Liège
Liège (Paris Metro)
Liège is a station on line 13 of the Paris Métro on the border of the 8th and 9th arrondissements.It was built as part of the Nord-Sud Company's Line B from Saint-Lazare to Porte de Saint-Ouen and opened on 26 February 1911 as Berlin, named after the nearby Rue Berlin...
. However, just before the socialist and pacifist politician Jean Jaurès
Jean Jaurès
Jean Léon Jaurès was a French Socialist leader. Initially an Opportunist Republican, he evolved into one of the first social democrats, becoming the leader, in 1902, of the French Socialist Party, which opposed Jules Guesde's revolutionary Socialist Party of France. Both parties merged in 1905 in...
had been assassinated and the station and street were soon renamed after him. Jean Jaurès is one of the only two people to have two Paris metro stations named for him (with Boulogne – Jean Jaurès
Boulogne - Jean Jaurès (Paris Metro)
Boulogne - Jean Jaurès is a station on Line 10 of the Paris Métro in the 16th arrondissement. It lies under the Boulevard Jean Jaurès in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt...
); the other is Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
(with Michel-Ange – Molitor
Michel-Ange - Molitor (Paris Metro)
Michel-Ange - Molitor is a station of the Paris Métro in the 16th arrondissement, a transfer station between lines 9 and 10 .The station opened on 30 September 1913 when Line 8 was extended from Charles Michels to Porte d'Auteuil...
and Michel-Ange – Auteuil
Michel-Ange - Auteuil (Paris Metro)
Michel-Ange - Auteuil is a station of the Paris Métro, a transfer station between lines 9 and 10 .The station opened on 30 September 1913 when Line 8 was extended from Charles Michels to Porte d'Auteuil. The line 9 platforms opened on 8 November 1922 with the opening of the first section of the...
).
Access points
- 1, Avenue Jean-Jaurès
- 2, Place de Stalingrad
- 196, Boulevard de la Villette
Nearby
Nearby are the Rotonde de la Villette (part of the Wall of the Farmers-GeneralWall of the Farmers-General
The Wall of the Farmers-General was built between 1784 and 1791 by the Ferme générale, the corporation of tax farmers. It was one of the several city walls of Paris built between the early Middle Ages to the mid 19th century. It was 24 kilometers long and roughly followed the route now occupied by...
, built between 1784 and 1788) and the Bassin de la Villette
Bassin de la Villette
The Bassin de la Villette is the largest artificial lake in Paris. It was filled with water on 2 December 1808. Located in the 19th arrondissement of the capital, it links the Canal de l'Ourcq to the Canal Saint-Martin, and it represents one of the elements of the Réseau des Canaux Parisiens , a...
.