Pasteur: station history
Served by: metro lines 6 and 12.
Did you know?
Opened in 1906 on line 6, the station honours Louis Pasteur, the biologist and chemist who founded microbiology, discovered the role of germs in disease, invented pasteurisation and developed vaccines, including the one against rabies. It stands at the junction of rue de Vaugirard and boulevard Pasteur, in the 15th arrondissement, where a CMP line crosses a Nord-Sud line: two styles coexist, with a wrought-iron entrance typical of the Nord-Sud and a 1909 Guimard pavilion listed as a historic monument.
Anecdote
The station's theme is health: on line 12, the orange Andreu-Motte platforms display Louis Pasteur's research work. On line 6, extracts from the medical code of ethics were displayed on the platforms, then replaced by advertisements because of the vandalism of the 2000s.
Around Pasteur
- Institut Pasteur, 180 m away — A scientific foundation created by Louis Pasteur, still at the forefront of global biomedical research.
- Musée Pasteur, 190 m away — Louis Pasteur's preserved apartment, retracing his life and major scientific discoveries.
- Place de Catalogne, 650 m away — A modern square with a distinctive circular design, created by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill.