Billancourt: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 9.
Why this name?
Billancourt belongs to the first extension of the metro outside Paris, along with Marcel Sembat and Pont de Sèvres. Its name comes from rue de Billancourt and the former village of Billancourt, attached to the parish of Auteuil, whose commune was annexed in 1859 to form Boulogne-Billancourt. The station stands on avenue du Général-Leclerc.
Anecdote
Billancourt is one of the few stations to have kept the « Andreu-Motte » style in its yellow version. It was renovated on 26 July 2001.
Around Billancourt
- Parc de Billancourt, 1300 m away — An urban park laid out on the former industrial wasteland of Boulogne-Billancourt.