Pierrefitte-Stains: history and sights
Served by: RER D.
Did you know?
The station is in Pierrefitte, on the boundary with Stains; Pierrefitte is thought to come from the Latin 'petra ficta', the 'standing stone', and the commune stretches up to the Butte Pinson.
Anecdote
The National Archives opened a site at Pierrefitte in 2013, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas for post-Revolution records.
Around Pierrefitte-Stains
- Archives nationales – site de Pierrefitte, 950 m away — A site open to the public since 2013, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas, preserving archives from after the French Revolution.
- Parc de la Butte Pinson, 1500 m away — A park overlooking Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and the neighbouring towns.
- Cité-jardin de Stains, 1300 m away — Stains's garden city of low-cost housing, with remarkable heritage.