Courcelles: history and sights
Served by: metro lines 2 and 3.
Did you know?
Named after a former gate in the Paris city wall, this station serves a quiet residential district in the 17th arrondissement, close to Parc Monceau.
Anecdote
The Courcelles gate once marked the northwestern boundary of Paris before neighbouring towns were annexed in 1860.
Around Courcelles
- Parc Monceau, 750 m away — An 18th-century English garden adorned with romantic follies, one of the most elegant in Paris.
- Musée Cernuschi, 1000 m away — The City of Paris's museum of Asian arts, home to a remarkable collection of Chinese bronzes.
- Musée Nissim de Camondo, 1000 m away — An early 20th-century mansion preserved as it was, a testament to the refinement of French living.