Michel-Ange-Auteuil: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro lines 9 and 10.
Why this name?
In the 16th arrondissement, at the intersection of rue d'Auteuil, rue Michel-Ange and rue Jean-de-La-Fontaine, the station of lines 9 and 10 takes its name from rue Michel-Ange, in honour of the Italian sculptor, painter and architect (1475-1564), and from rue d'Auteuil, the main street of the former village of Auteuil. Opened with the first extension of line 8, it was joined by line 9, then transferred to line 10 when lines 8, 10 and the former line 14 were reorganised; the Jussieu - Porte d'Auteuil service only resumed two days later, on 29 July.
Anecdote
The line 9 platform is one of the few Andreu-Motte schemes to remain almost complete, with orange light ramps, brown tiling and orange Motte seats; only the tympana have changed. On line 10, the platform is an island and the north track is a service connection with line 9, closed off by a gate: only the south track serves passengers, and only towards Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud.
Around Michel-Ange-Auteuil
- Piscine Molitor, 1200 m away — An iconic Art Deco complex opened in 1929, now restored and converted into a hotel with swimming pools.
- Fondation Le Corbusier, 600 m away — A villa designed by architect Le Corbusier in the 1920s, a pioneering example of the Modernist movement.
- Église d'Auteuil, 120 m away — The church of the Auteuil district, a reminder of the preserved charm of this former village annexed to Paris in 1860.