Vaneau is a station on line 10

Paris Metro Line 10

Paris Métro Line 10 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. The line links the Boulogne – Pont de Saint Cloud metro station in Boulogne in the west with the Gare d'Austerlitz, travelling under the neighborhoods situated on the Rive Gauche in the southern half of Paris and the commune of...

 of the Paris Metro

Paris Métro

The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...

 on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 7th arrondissements.

The station was opened by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris

Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris

The Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris , or CMP, was the forerunner of the RATP, the company managing the Parisian subway.- Origin :...

 on 30 December 1923 as part of the first section of the ligne circulaire interieur (inner circular line) from Invalides

Invalides (Paris Metro and RER)

Invalides is a station on lines 8 and 13 of the Paris Métro and RER in the 7th arrondissement, located near and named after les Invalides.The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle and Opéra...

 (now on line 13

Paris Metro Line 13

Line 13 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. The result of the fusion of the now-extinct Line B of the Nord-Sud Company and the old Line 14 of the CMP. Their creation was destined to be replaced by a north-south RER line before the reorganisation of the...

) via Duroc

Duroc (Paris Metro)

Duroc is a station on lines 10 and 13 of the Paris Métro on the borders of the 6th, 7th and 15th arrondissement.The line 10 station was opened on 30 December 1923 as part of the first section of the ligne circulaire interieur from Invalides to Croix Rouge...

 to Croix Rouge (a station east of Sèvres - Babylone

Sèvres - Babylone (Paris Metro)

Sèvres-Babylone is a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Boulevard Raspail and the Rue de Sèvres, on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 7th arrondissements, near le Bon Marché department store....

, which was closed during World War II

World War II

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). This project was eventually abandoned and on 27 July 1937, the section from Duroc to Invalides was transferred to become the first section of old line 14, which was connected under the Seine

Seine

The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...

 and incorporated into line 13 on 9 November 1976. The station is named after the Rue Vaneau

Rue Vaneau

Rue Vaneau is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is named after Louis Vaneau , a student of the École Polytechnique, who was killed while charging the Caserne de Babylone during the July Revolution....

, which is named after Louis Vaneau (1811-1830), a student killed during the July Revolution

July Revolution

The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...

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