Lamarck-Caulaincourt: history and sights
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
Named after naturalist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, an early theorist of evolution, and rue Caulaincourt. Dug into the hillside of the Butte Montmartre, its platforms are linked by long monumental staircases and two lifts, a rare arrangement for the Paris metro of its era.
Anecdote
It's one of the deepest stations in Paris because of the slope of the Butte Montmartre.
Around Lamarck-Caulaincourt
- Cimetière de Montmartre, 400 m away — A large 19th-century cemetery, the final resting place of many famous artists and writers.
- Avenue Junot, 100 m away — A sought-after residential avenue, lined with Art Deco villas and early 20th-century artists' houses.
- Moulin de la Galette, 230 m away — One of the last windmills of Montmartre, immortalised by Renoir in his famous painting.