Hôpital Bicêtre: history and sights
Served by: metro line 14.
Did you know?
Serves the former Bicêtre hospital, once a prison and asylum, where physician Philippe Pinel began freeing mentally ill patients from their chains in the late 18th century.
Anecdote
Pinel's act of freeing the insane at Bicêtre remains a founding symbol of modern, humane psychiatry.
Around Hôpital Bicêtre
- Hôpital de Bicêtre, 400 m away — A former hospital and asylum where physician Philippe Pinel began freeing mentally ill patients from their chains.
- Parc départemental du Coteau, 1000 m away — A park offering green spaces and leisure activities for Le Kremlin-Bicêtre residents.
- Mairie du Kremlin-Bicêtre, 550 m away — The town hall of this unusually named town, a direct neighbour of Paris.