Boulainvilliers: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
The station's name recalls Rue de Boulainvilliers, named after the marquises of Boulainvilliers, lords of Passy in the 18th century.
Anecdote
Passy was a fashionable spa resort before being annexed by Paris in 1860.
Around Boulainvilliers
- Maison de Balzac, 550 m away — The only surviving Paris home of Balzac, where he lived from 1840 to 1847.
- Musée du Vin, 850 m away — Housed in the old vaulted quarries of the Minimes convent of Passy.
- Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, 550 m away — The headquarters of Radio France, a vast circular building opened in 1963.