Pereire: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 3.
Why this name?
The station takes its name from boulevard Pereire, which honours the brothers Émile (1800-1875) and Isaac (1806-1880) Pereire, founders of the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi. The subtitle « Maréchal Juin » comes from place du Maréchal-Juin, named after Marshal Alphonse Juin (1888-1967); it does not appear on maps. Its exit 2 lies at the edge of square Albert-Besnard, opposite rue de Courcelles, and Pereire - Levallois station, on RER line C, is a connection.
Anecdote
When it opened, the station was temporarily the western terminus of line 3, because the works had progressed unevenly; the line was then extended by one station to Porte de Champerret. Its elliptical vault shelters two Gaudin-style platforms, with blue « lean-seat » bars.
Around Pereire
- Parc Monceau, 800 m away — A park created for the Duke of Chartres and finished in 1779 by Carmontelle, who laid out follies including an Egyptian pyramid, a Roman colonnade and a Dutch windmill. In 1797 Garnerin made the first silk parachute jump here.
- Square Pereire, 350 m away — A small, peaceful square laid out on the former route of the Petite Ceinture railway line.
- Boulevard Pereire, 300 m away — A wide, tree-lined boulevard, laid out along the route of the former ring railway.