Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris Métro)

Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Location 147, boul. Saint-Germain
168 bis, boul. Saint-Germain
6th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°51′14″N 2°20′00″E / 48.85389°N 2.33333°E / 48.85389; 2.33333Coordinates: 48°51′14″N 2°20′00″E / 48.85389°N 2.33333°E / 48.85389; 2.33333
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 4
Location
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Location within Paris

Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a station on line 4 of the Paris Métro, serving the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area in the heart of the Left Bank in the 6th arrondissement.

The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Place Saint-Germain and the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, dedicated on 23 December 558 by the son of Clovis, Childebert I (ruled 511–558), at the request of St. Germain, Bishop of Paris. Childebert died the same day and was buried in it. More than a thousand years later the remains of the philosopher René Descartes were also buried in it. The expression "des-Prés" refers to the Prés aux Clercs ("fields of the scholars") used for the erection of buildings to house the University of Paris.

Nearby are the Left Bank, the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots (café).

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 4 platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Odéon)
Southbound toward Mairie de Montrouge (Saint-Sulpice) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References


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