École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort: station history
Served by: metro line 8.
Why this name?
Inaugurated as « Maisons-Alfort - École vétérinaire », the station takes its name from its location in Maisons-Alfort and its proximity to the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort; it took its current name in 1996. It opened with the extension of line 8 from Charenton - Écoles, after an 18-year pause in extensions. Its exit 2 leads to the Fragonard museum, on avenue du Général-Leclerc. It is separated from Charenton - Écoles by the Marne, which the line crosses on the Charenton metro viaduct.
Anecdote
The platform walls are decorated with panels showing stylised animals illustrating idioms linked to each species. Built in the 1970s by cut-and-cover, it is a cage-type station with a Mouton-Duvernet decor.
Around École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort
- École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, 600 m away — The world's oldest veterinary school still in operation, founded in 1766.
- Musée Fragonard, 650 m away — A famous museum of comparative anatomy, open to the public since the 18th century, known for its écorché figures.