Robespierre: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 9.
Why this name?
The station takes its name from rue Robespierre, which honours Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794), a lawyer and politician, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution and one of its most controversial. The Communist town hall of Montreuil gave the street this name in 1936, while the station was under construction, on the initiative of Jacques Duclos. It lies under rue de Paris (RN 302), between Porte de Montreuil and Croix de Chavaux, and opened with the last extension of line 9, towards Mairie de Montreuil.
Anecdote
Both its entrances are Art Deco pavilions. Entrance 1, « Rue Robespierre », is aligned with the façade of 187 rue de Paris, a rare case on the network, and has an up escalator reserved for the exit towards Mairie de Montreuil.
Around Robespierre
- Bois de Vincennes, 1750 m away — Paris's largest green space, with a lake, zoo and racecourse, a former royal hunting ground.
- Marché de Montreuil, 750 m away — A lively, popular market reflecting the cultural diversity of the town of Montreuil.
- Mairie de Montreuil, 1400 m away — The Montreuil town hall, a town once renowned for its peach walls, now a dynamic cultural hub.