Plaisance (Paris Métro)

Plaisance
Date opened	21 January 1937 (1937)
Accesses	Rue d'Alésia
Municipality/ Arrondissement	the 14th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 13 Direction Asnières – Gennevilliers or Saint-Denis Direction Châtillon – Montrouge Pernety Porte de Vanves
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of metro station

Plaisance is a station on line Line 13 of the Paris Métro in the 14th arrondissement.

The station opened on 21 January 1937 as part of the original line 14 between Bienvenüe and Porte de Vanves. This line became part of line 13 on 9 November 1976. The station is named after the Château du Maine which was built in the 17th century and possessed an immense park. The word "plaisance" is equivalent to the English "pleasance", that is a pleasure garden. It was purchased in 1842 by a surveyor called Couesnon whose son subdivided it, creating the district of Plaisance between 1858 and 1860, which became one of the largest slums of Paris. The Compagnie générale des omnibus (a major 19th century operator of horse buses and later trams and motor buses) razed the castle to build garages.

Station layout

Line 13 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis – Université (Pernety)
	Southbound	→ toward Châtillon – Montrouge (Porte de Vanves) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Line 13 platforms at Plaisance

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References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

Coordinates: 48°49′54″N 2°18′49″E / 48.831553°N 2.313741°E / 48.831553; 2.313741