Dugommier: history and sights
Served by: metro line 6.
Did you know?
Named after General Dugommier, a French Revolutionary officer killed in action in 1794 during the Pyrenees campaign against Spain.
Anecdote
Dugommier was one of the generals who spotted the talent of young Napoleon Bonaparte during the siege of Toulon in 1793.
Around Dugommier
- Bois de Vincennes, 1400 m away — Paris's largest green space, with a lake, zoo and racecourse, a former royal hunting ground.
- Coulée verte René-Dumont, 220 m away — A planted walkway on former railway tracks, the forerunner of New York's High Line.
- Marché Cours de Vincennes, 1050 m away — A lively neighbourhood market, valued by locals for its fresh produce.