Notre-Dame-de-Lorette: history and sights
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
Serves the New Athens district, popular in the 19th century with Romantic-era artists like Chopin, George Sand and Delacroix, drawn by its elegant buildings and bright studios. The nearby church lends the station its name.
Anecdote
George Sand and Frédéric Chopin both lived for a time in this district, then nicknamed New Athens.
Around Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
- Église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, 190 m away — A richly decorated 19th-century neoclassical church, at the heart of the New Athens district.
- Musée national Gustave-Moreau, 210 m away — The former studio of symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, preserving thousands of his works.
- Nouvelle Athènes, 210 m away — A district favoured in the 19th century by Romantic artists, with elegantly ornate buildings.