Marcel Sembat: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 9.
Why this name?
Opened with the extension of line 9 from Porte de Saint-Cloud to Pont de Sèvres, the first extension of the network beyond Paris, the station is one of the first three to serve the inner suburbs. It stands in Boulogne-Billancourt, under avenue Édouard-Vaillant, where it meets place Marcel-Sembat, named after Marcel Sembat (1862-1922), a journalist and socialist deputy for Paris's 18th arrondissement from 1893 until his death. He edited La Petite République from 1892 to 1897 and was minister of Public Works from 1914 to 1916.
Anecdote
The station has seven exits and eight entrances, including two on avenue Victor-Hugo, one with an escalator, and others on rue Rieux and rue Danjou, with a Dervaux balustrade. Its two 105-metre platforms keep a Gaudin-style decor, with bevelled white tiles, honey-coloured tile advertising frames and red Motte seats. In the gallery, the station name is written in white tiles on a blue background, with views of the platforms.
Around Marcel Sembat
- Mairie de Boulogne-Billancourt, 300 m away — The Boulogne-Billancourt town hall, the former capital of the French car industry.