Argentine (Paris Métro)

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Argentine
Date opened	1900
Accesses	36, av. de la Grande Armée 37, av. de la Grande Armée
Municipality/ Arrondissement	Paris 16e
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 1 Direction La Défense Direction Château de Vincennes Porte Maillot Charles de Gaulle - Étoile
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of Metro station

Argentine is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro, on the boundary between the 16th and the 17th arrondissements of Paris.

Argentina was very generous in helping France, whose farming and distribution systems has been severely crippled by the war. Large shipments of grain and beef arrived from Argentina to feed the population struggling to get their fields and lifestock back in offer. In appreciation of that generosity, the French government changed the name of rue Obligado to "rue Argentine" in 1948. It was a fitting tribute since rue Obligado had celebrated a French-English victory in Argentina in 1845. Now the street evoked friendship between the two countries, not military dominance. The Métro station takes its name from the street.

Paris Métro

Line 1

La Défense — Grande Arche ⇒ A • Esplanade de la Défense • Pont de Neuilly • Les Sablons • Porte Maillot ⇒ C • Argentine • Charles de Gaulle — Étoile ⇒ 2 6 A • George V • Franklin D. Roosevelt ⇒ 9 • Champs-Élysées — Clemenceau ⇒ 13 • Concorde ⇒ 8 12 • Tuileries • Palais Royal — Musée du Louvre ⇒ 7 • Louvre — Rivoli • Châtelet ⇒ 4 7 11 14 A B D • Hôtel de Ville ⇒ 11 • Saint-Paul • Bastille ⇒ 5 8 • Gare de Lyon ⇒ 14 A D • Reuilly — Diderot ⇒ 8 • Nation ⇒ 2 6 9 A • Porte de Vincennes • Saint-Mandé • Bérault • Château de Vincennes