Voltaire (Paris Métro)

Voltaire (French pronunciation: [vɔltɛːʁ] (listen)) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located in the Place Léon Blum (formerly called the Place Voltaire) along with the town hall of the 11th arrondissement, which serves a lively district.

Voltaire
Paris Métro station
Location11th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′28″N 2°22′48″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Location
Voltaire
Location within Paris

The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. It is named after the Rue Voltaire, which is named after François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known under the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 9 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound toward Pont de Sèvres (Saint-Ambroise)
Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil (Charonne)
Side platform, doors will open on the right


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