Sèvres-Lecourbe: station history
Served by: metro line 6.
Did you know?
This elevated line 6 station, on the central reservation of boulevard Garibaldi, was first called Avenue de Suffren, after Pierre André de Suffren (1726-1788), a squadron commander against the English. It was renamed Rue de Sèvres, then Sèvres - Lecourbe, to evoke rue Lecourbe, which extends rue de Sèvres along the route of a Roman road linking Lutetia to Savara (Sèvres). General Claude Jacques Lecourbe (1758-1815) fought at Fleurus (1794) and Zurich (1799). It stands on the site of the former Sèvres barrier in the Farmers-General wall.
Anecdote
A canopy-style glass roof covers it; all its glass panels were renewed in summer 2014. A scene from the film The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) was shot at its exit.
Around Sèvres-Lecourbe
- Institut Pasteur, 900 m away — A scientific foundation created by Louis Pasteur, still at the forefront of global biomedical research.
- Tour Montparnasse, 1600 m away — An iconic skyscraper offering one of the finest panoramas over Paris from its summit.
- Rue Lecourbe, 650 m away — A long shopping street in the 15th arrondissement, lined with local shops.