Solférino station

Solférino is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro in the . Located under , it is named after the nearby Rue de Solférino, which in turn was named after the Battle of Solferino, fought in 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, where the Franco-Piedmontese troops commanded by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Paris Métro station
  • Also known as: “Solferino” and “Solférino”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Sciences Po.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 290 metres northeast of Solférino station.

College
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or Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies, is a public research university located in , France, that holds the status of grande école and the legal status of grand établissement. is situated 690 metres southeast of Solférino station.

Square
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The , originally the Place Louis XV, and later the Place Louis XVI, is a in Paris. Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the city. is situated 770 metres north of Solférino station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Germain and 7th arrondissement.

Quarter
is a historic district of , France. The Faubourg has long been known as the favourite home of the French high nobility and hosts many aristocratic hôtels particuliers. It is currently part of the .

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The is perhaps the most expensive area to live in . The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Solférino station

Latitude
48.85866° or 48° 51′ 31″ north
Longitude
2.32299° or 2° 19′ 23″ east
Operator
RATP
Network
Paris Métro
Open location code
8FW4V85F+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 263497272
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1368640
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Solférino station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سولفيرينو”
  • Basque: “Solférino”
  • Breton: “Solférino”
  • Chinese: “索尔费里诺”
  • Chinese: “索尔费里诺站”
  • Chinese: “索爾費里諾站”
  • Czech: “Solférino”
  • Dutch: “Solférino”
  • Esperanto: “Solférino”
  • Finnish: “Solférino”
  • French: “Solférino - Musée d’Orsay”
  • French: “Solférino”
  • German: “Solférino”
  • Hungarian: “Solférino metróállomás”
  • Hungarian: “Solférino”
  • Italian: “Solférino”
  • Japanese: “ソルフェリーノ駅”
  • Korean: “솔페리노”
  • Lombard: “Solférino (metropolitana de Paris)”
  • Lombard: “Solférino”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Solférino”
  • Norwegian: “Solférino”
  • Polish: “Solférino”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Solférino”
  • Portuguese: “Solférino”
  • Russian: “Сольферино”
  • Spanish: “Estacion de Solferino”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Solférino”
  • Turkish: “Solférino”
  • Urdu: “سولفیرینو اسٹیشن”
  • “Solférino”

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Highlights include Villersexel - Saint-Germain and Hôtel de Tavannes.

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