Simplon: history and sights
Served by: metro line 4.
Did you know?
Named after the Simplon Pass, a famous Alpine crossing between Switzerland and Italy, traversed by a road built on Napoleon's orders in the early 19th century.
Anecdote
The Simplon road was built to allow Napoleon's artillery to cross the Alps quickly.
Around Simplon
- Marché Ordener, 1100 m away — A lively neighbourhood market, valued by locals for its fresh produce.
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, 1000 m away — A Romano-Byzantine basilica crowning Paris from the Butte Montmartre, reachable from this station.
- Mairie du 18ᵉ arrondissement, 500 m away — A Belle Époque-style district town hall, the administrative heart of the Montmartre district.