Mairie d'Issy: station history
Served by: metro line 12.
Did you know?
A line 12 station in Issy-les-Moulineaux, at the junction of avenue de la République and rue du Général-Leclerc. Opened on 24 March 1934 with the extension of the line beyond Porte de Versailles, a few years after the Nord-Sud company was absorbed by the CMP, it has been the south-western terminus of the line since it opened. Trains reverse direction using a shunting siding. The station is close to the town hall, the Musée français de la carte à jouer (playing-card museum) and the Issy Cœur de Ville eco-district.
Anecdote
This is a unique case on the network: the station mixes three styles, Nord-Sud, CMP and « Ouï-dire ». The bevelled white tiles and honey-coloured tile advertising frames are original CMP, the yellow lighting strips on curved brackets and the suspended gold seats belong to the Ouï-dire style of the late 1980s, and the brown wave friezes, in Nord-Sud style, replaced diamond-patterned friezes in the corridors during the 2000s renovation. The single entrance is decorated with two Dervaux masts.
Around Mairie d'Issy
- Mairie d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, 220 m away — The Issy-les-Moulineaux town hall, a dynamic town in the close southwestern suburbs.
- Musée français de la Carte à jouer, 300 m away — A museum unique in France devoted to the history of playing cards, in Issy-les-Moulineaux.