Porte d'Orléans: history and sights
Served by: metro line 4.
Did you know?
A former gate in the Paris city wall marking the start of the royal road to Orléans, this station now serves the southern edge of the capital.
Anecdote
The road to Orléans was one of the great historic routes linking Paris to the provinces of central France.
Around Porte d'Orléans
- Parc Montsouris, 600 m away — A large English-style park in the 14th arrondissement, laid out in the 19th century with a lake and rolling lawns.
- Cité internationale universitaire, 950 m away — An international campus with varied architectural pavilions representing dozens of countries.
- Mairie de Montrouge, 650 m away — The Montrouge town hall, a close southern Paris suburb.