Mairie de Montreuil: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 9.
Why this name?
The eastern terminus of line 9, the station takes its name from Montreuil town hall, built in the 1930s, which it faces, under place Jean-Jaurès. It opened with the last extension of line 9 from Porte de Montreuil. Its exit 5, on boulevard Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, passes through the ground floor of a building, a rare case on the network. The platforms are in the Andreu-Motte style (blue, flat white tiles) and the corridors were modernised in 2008.
Anecdote
A 1937 mosaic, on Sèvres porcelain tiles, decorates the north tympanum of the platform: it shows a plan of the town with its main monuments.
Around Mairie de Montreuil
- Mairie de Montreuil, 20 m away — The Montreuil town hall, a town once renowned for its peach orchards.
- Murs à pêches, 1150 m away — Remnants of the famous heated walls once used to grow peaches in Montreuil.