Chaussée d'Antin-La Fayette: station history
Served by: metro lines 7 and 9.
Did you know?
Served by lines 7 and 9, in the 9th arrondissement, the station stands at the intersection of boulevard Haussmann and rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, rue La Fayette and rue Halévy. It opened with the first section of line 7, between Opéra and Porte de la Villette. Its name combines rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, which recalls a mansion of the duc d'Antin, son of Madame de Montespan, and the word « chaussée » (causeway), the street having been raised on marshy ground, with rue La Fayette, which honours the Marquis de La Fayette. It was renamed in 1989.
Anecdote
In 1989, for the bicentenary of the Revolution, each vault received a painted sheet-metal fresco by Jean-Paul Chambas, in a cultural fit-out funded by Galeries Lafayette. The 75-metre platforms kept the Andreu-Motte style, with blue light ramps on line 7. The station has six entrances, one of which opens at the corner of boulevard Haussmann and rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, a stone's throw from the Galeries Lafayette, and a service connection links line 7 to line 3.
Around Chaussée d'Antin-La Fayette
- Galeries Lafayette, 100 m away — An iconic department store topped by a listed Art Nouveau glass dome.
- Palais Garnier, 220 m away — A sumptuous opera house opened in 1875, famous for its monumental staircase and ceiling painted by Chagall.
- Printemps Haussmann, 220 m away — A historic department store known for its panoramic rooftop terrace overlooking Paris.