Gabriel Péri: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 13.
Why this name?
A line 13 station under rue des Bas, on the border of Asnières-sur-Seine and Gennevilliers, between Les Agnettes and Mairie de Clichy, from which it is separated by the Seine, crossed on a viaduct. It opened with the extension of the north-west branch from Porte de Clichy, of which it was first the terminus. Its original name was « Gabriel Péri - Asnières - Gennevilliers ». It takes its name from avenue Gabriel-Péri, honouring the journalist and politician Gabriel Péri (1902-1941).
Anecdote
It is a suburban station from the 1975-1985 period, in a shallow trench, with two slightly curved platforms and a flat ceiling, decorated in the orange Andreu-Motte style. A glass wall lets in daylight. It lies under a bus station, with five entrances, one of which straddles the two communes. The platform tiles were redone identically in 2023 as part of the « Renouveau du métro » programme.