Chardon-Lagache: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 10.
Why this name?
Opened on 30 September 1913 with the extension of line 8 to Porte d'Auteuil, the station takes its name from rue Chardon-Lagache: Pierre Chardon, Auteuil's « doctor of the poor » for fifty years, was buried in 1845 in Auteuil's second cemetery; his son Pierre-Alfred founded a retirement home in 1857 and associated with it his wife Amélie's maiden name, Lagache. It is now the Chardon-Lagache hospital, at number 1 on the street.
Anecdote
The Guimard entrance is listed as a historic monument. The corridors are decorated with green ceramic wave friezes in the Nord-Sud style, although line 10 has no link with that company. The station is curved, with a single track and a side platform, served only in the Gare d'Austerlitz direction.
Around Chardon-Lagache
- Musée Marmottan Monet, 1700 m away — A museum home to the world's largest collection of Claude Monet works.
- Maison de Radio France, 1250 m away — An iconic circular building housing the headquarters of French public radio.