Saint-Georges: origin of the name and station history
Served by: metro line 12.
Why this name?
The name comes from place Saint-Georges, at the end of rue Saint-Georges, in tribute to George of Lydda, a fourth-century martyr. The station opened with the first extension of Nord-Sud line A, from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette to Pigalle, a line that became line 12 after the CMP absorbed the Nord-Sud. It lies under the square, in the 9th arrondissement, built through unstable ground; its two entrances, with curved staircases, are set in the front gardens of buildings. The ticket hall is one of the few underground halls where you can see daylight and trains passing.
Anecdote
Renovated in 2003, it takes loose inspiration from the original Nord-Sud decor, with advertising frames and surrounds bearing the interlaced « NS » letters in green rather than brown; it is the only Paris metro station to have adopted this style. It appears briefly in the film Sous le même toit (2017) and was a filming location for the first season of the series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023).
Around Saint-Georges
- Musée de la Vie romantique, 400 m away — A museum in painter Ary Scheffer's house-studio, devoted to Romanticism and George Sand.
- Musée national Gustave-Moreau, 210 m away — The former studio of symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, preserving thousands of his works.
- Nouvelle Athènes, 190 m away — A district favoured in the 19th century by Romantic artists, with elegantly ornate buildings.