Corentin Cariou: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Named after a young Communist resistance fighter executed by the Germans in 1941 in reprisal after an attack, at just 26 years old.
Anecdote
Corentin Cariou was one of many hostages executed in reprisal during the German Occupation.
Around Corentin Cariou
- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, 500 m away — The largest science museum in Europe, housed in a former cattle market hall.
- Parc de la Villette, 550 m away — The largest urban park in Paris, laid out on the site of former slaughterhouses.
- Canal de l'Ourcq, 700 m away — An early 19th-century canal bringing water to Paris, now lined with lively walkways.