Chardon-Lagache: history and sights
Served by: metro line 10.
Did you know?
Named after rue Chardon-Lagache, itself named for Pierre-Alfred Chardon and Marie-Pauline Lagache, who founded in 1857 a retirement home for elderly people of modest means, opened in 1865.
Anecdote
The station's Guimard-style entrance, at the corner of rue Molitor, was listed as a historic monument by order of 12 February 2016.
Around Chardon-Lagache
- Bois de Boulogne, 500 m away — A vast 850-hectare wood west of Paris, laid out in the 19th century in the style of London's parks.
- Musée Marmottan Monet, 1700 m away — A museum home to the world's largest collection of Claude Monet works.
- Maison de Radio France, 1250 m away — An iconic circular building housing the headquarters of French public radio.