Goncourt (Paris Métro)

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Goncourt
Date opened	1935
Accesses
Municipality/ Arrondissement	Paris 10e
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 11 Direction Châtelet Direction Mairie des Lilas République Belleville
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of Metro station

Goncourt is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the Rue des Goncourt. The street was named after the writer Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896), of the naturalist school, and his brother Jules (1830-1870), who collaborated on novels such as, Madame Gervaisais and Germinie Lacerteux. Edmond de Goncourt then wrote by himself works such as, La fille Élisa and Hokusai. Under his will, he created the Académie Goncourt which has awarded since 1903 the Prix Goncourt, a prize in French language literature, given to the author of "the best imaginary prose work of the year".

Paris Métro	Line 11
Châtelet ⇒ 1 4 7 14 A B D • Hôtel de Ville ⇒ 1 • Rambuteau • Arts et Métiers ⇒ 3 • République ⇒ 3 5 8 9 • Goncourt • Belleville ⇒ 2 • Pyrénées • Jourdain • Place des Fêtes ⇒ 7bis • Télégraphe • Porte des Lilas ⇒ 3bis • Mairie des Lilas