Charonne: history and sights
Served by: metro line 9.
Did you know?
A former wine-growing village annexed to Paris in 1860, the Charonne district still has a few picturesque lanes around its old church. The station is marked by the tragic 1962 Charonne metro incident, when a demonstration was violently repressed.
Anecdote
On 8 February 1962, a police charge against anti-OAS demonstrators left eight dead at Charonne metro station.
Around Charonne
- Église Saint-Germain-de-Charonne, 950 m away — A rare Paris church with its own adjoining cemetery, a remnant of a former wine-growing village.
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, 600 m away — Paris's largest cemetery, the final resting place of Chopin, Édith Piaf and Jim Morrison.
- Rue de Bagnolet, 400 m away — A picturesque street retaining the village feel of the former rural Charonne.