Poissonnière station

Poissonnière is a station on Line 7 of the Paris Métro. It is located near the junction between rue La Fayette and rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, after which it is named and along which fishmongers brought fish from and other harbours on the coast to the market at Les Halles in chasse-marées.
Wikipedia
Photo: Captain Scarlet, CC BY 2.5.
  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: Paris Métro station
  • Also known as: “Poissonniere”, “Poissonnière”, “Rue du Faubourg Poissonniere”, and “Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Folies Bergère and Paris Nord.

Theater building
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The is a cabaret music hall in , France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. is situated 410 metres southwest of Poissonnière station.

Railway station
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The Gare du Nord, officially , is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in , , and Europe's busiest railway station. is situated 620 metres northeast of Poissonnière station.

Park
Photo: Orodrigu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a square in the , . Construction of the 4571 m2 square began in 1862, costing 160,000 francs, at the time of building of Rue Lafayette, and opened in 1863. is situated 130 metres west of Poissonnière station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 9th arrondissement and 10th arrondissement.

Photo: Daniel Stockman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The of is a diverse, "in between" section of the French capital. The Grands Boulevards area of shopping thoroughfares and flagship department stores is to be found in the southern part of the arrondissement.

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The of centres on the Canal Saint Martin and the restaurants and cafés which line its banks. Part sleepy faubourg — as suburbs were called in 18th century Paris — and part industrial centre, the has lately enjoyed the benefits of both the booming nightlife scene in the neighbouring 11th, as well as the Parisian cycling and roller-blading boom.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the which has been known historically as a multicultural textile and garment manufacturing district.

Poissonnière station

Latitude
48.87701° or 48° 52′ 37″ north
Longitude
2.34826° or 2° 20′ 54″ east
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Operator
RATP
Open location code
8FW4V8GX+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5528176225
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
12494969
Wiki­data ID
Q764106
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Poissonnière station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بواسونيار”
  • Basque: “Poissonnière”
  • Breton: “Poissonnière”
  • Chinese: “普瓦索尼耶尔站”
  • Czech: “Poissonnière”
  • Danish: “Poissonnière”
  • Dutch: “Poissonnière”
  • Esperanto: “Poissonnière”
  • Finnish: “Poissonnière”
  • French: “Poissonnière”
  • German: “Poissonnière”
  • Hungarian: “Poissonnière metróállomás”
  • Hungarian: “Poissonnière”
  • Italian: “Poissonnière”
  • Japanese: “ポワソニエール駅”
  • Lombard: “Poissonnière (metropolitana de Paris)”
  • Lombard: “Poissonnière”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Poissonnière”
  • Norwegian: “Poissonnière”
  • Polish: “Poissonnière”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Poissonnière”
  • Portuguese: “Poissonnière”
  • Russian: “Пуассоньер”
  • Spanish: “Estacion de Poissonniere”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Poissonnière”
  • Turkish: “Poissonnière”

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