Rennes: history and sights
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
Named after the city of Rennes, this station had an eventful history: closed in 1939 for wartime economy reasons, it did not reopen until 1968.
Anecdote
Rennes station remained closed for nearly thirty years before reopening in 1968.
Around Rennes
- Église Saint-Sulpice, 900 m away — The second largest church in Paris after Notre-Dame, famous for its Delacroix frescoes.
- Le Bon Marché, 750 m away — The world's first department store, opened in 1852, still one of the most elegant in Paris.
- Rue de Rennes, 190 m away — A major shopping street linking Saint-Germain-des-Prés to Gare Montparnasse.