La Muette: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 9.
Why this name?
Opened with the first section of line 9, between Trocadéro and Exelmans, the station is in the 16th arrondissement, between Ranelagh and Rue de la Pompe. Its name comes from the chaussée and the district of La Muette, which recall the château de la Muette, a few hundred metres to the north-west; its subtitle, « Musée Marmottan-Monet », points to the nearby museum. It has a mezzanine distribution hall, rare on the network, from which the platforms can be seen, and an entrance decorated with one of the few surviving Val d'Osne lamp posts.
Anecdote
The Resistance fighter Charles Delestraint was arrested at the station by the Gestapo, and a commemorative plaque honours him at the main exit. A street-level connection once existed with the former Auteuil line, at Passy-la-Muette station, now converted into a restaurant. An underground corridor leads to Boulainvilliers station, on the RER C.
Around La Muette
- Musée Marmottan Monet, 550 m away — A museum home to the world's largest collection of Claude Monet works, including 'Impression, Sunrise'.
- Bois de Boulogne, 1150 m away — A vast 850-hectare wood west of Paris, laid out in the 19th century in the style of London's parks.
- Jardin du Ranelagh, 400 m away — An elegant garden in the 16th arrondissement, inspired by the London gardens of the same name.