Villejuif-Léo Lagrange: station history
Served by: metro line 7.
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The station honours the socialist lawyer Léo Lagrange (1900-1940); its project name was « Villejuif 1 ». It opened with the extension of line 7 to Villejuif - Louis Aragon and faces avenue de Paris and place Oscar Niemeyer. It was renovated in 2000, for the centenary of the metro.
Anecdote
Since that renovation, the platforms have been decorated with sporting motifs: on the walls, photos and records of 1990s athletes, including Sergey Bubka (pole vault), Javier Sotomayor (high jump), Maurice Greene (100 m) and Alexander Popov (100 m freestyle).
Around Villejuif-Léo Lagrange
- Parc départemental des Hautes-Bruyères, 700 m away — A large urban park offering green spaces and leisure activities for Villejuif residents.
- Mairie de Villejuif, 700 m away — The town's administrative centre, at the heart of a rapidly developing district.