Villejuif-Gustave Roussy: station history
Served by: metro line 14.
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Line 14 reached this point on 24 June 2024 without serving the station, which opened on 18 January 2025. Its name, chosen in a public consultation from three proposals (Villejuif - Gustave Roussy, Parc des Hautes-Bruyères and Campus Grand Parc), honours Gustave Roussy (1874-1948), the Franco-Swiss neurologist, neuropathologist and cancer specialist who founded the neighbouring institute. Set in the Hautes-Bruyères departmental park, in Villejuif, it has three entrances and a circular surface building.
Anecdote
When it opened, it was the deepest metro station in France: line 14 platforms at 36.7 m, ahead of Abbesses (36 m). Designed by Dominique Perrault, it stacks the line 14 station and, further down, that of the future line 15 in the same structure. The Chilean artist Iván Navarro created a starry sky of neon and mirrors there, 312 light boxes each bearing the name of a heavenly body, and the line 14 platforms carry a fresco by Matthias Lehmann.
Around Villejuif-Gustave Roussy
- Institut Gustave-Roussy, 1100 m away — Europe's leading cancer centre, founded in 1926, a world reference in oncology.
- Parc départemental des Hautes-Bruyères, 1300 m away — A large urban park offering green spaces and leisure activities for Villejuif residents.
- Mairie de Villejuif, 350 m away — The town's administrative centre, at the heart of a rapidly developing district.