Cambronne (Paris Métro)

Cambronne
Date opened	24 April 1906 (1906)
Municipality/ Arrondissement	the 15th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 6 Direction Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Direction Nation La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle Sèvres - Lecourbe
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of metro station

Cambronne is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 at the Place Cambronne in the 15th arrondissement.

The station opened as part of the former Line 2 South on 24 April 1906, when it was extended from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907 Line 2 South was incorporated into Line 5. It was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942. The Place Cambronne commemorates Vicomte Pierre Cambronne (1770–1842) who was a general at the Battle of Waterloo. The station was the location of the Barrière de l’École-Militaire, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished before 1859.^[1][2]

Nearby is the headquarters of UNESCO.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile	← toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle)
	toward Nation	→ toward Nation (Sèvres – Lecourbe) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Cambronne station entrance

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  Line 6 platforms at Cambronne

References

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Coordinates: 48°50′51″N 2°18′11″E / 48.847537°N 2.302937°E / 48.847537; 2.302937