Jourdain station

Jourdain is a station on Line 11 of the Paris Métro in the 19th and 20th arrondissements. It is named after the nearby rue du Jourdain, referring to a nearby church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, who baptised Jesus in the Jordan River.

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Type: Metro station
Description: Paris Métro station
Also known as: “Jourdain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville and Buttes-Chaumont Park.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville

Church

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville, is a Roman Catholic church located at 139 rue de Belleville in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. It is a notable example of 19th-century Neo-Gothic architecture in Paris.

Buttes-Chaumont Park

Park

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The Parc des Buttes Chaumont is a public park situated in northeastern Paris, France, in the 19th arrondissement. Occupying 24.7 hectares, it is the fifth-largest park in Paris, after the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Parc de la Villette and Tuileries Garden.

Regard du Chaudron

Ruins

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Regard du Chaudron is a ruins, which is situated 110 metres north of Jourdain station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belleville and Ménilmontant.

Belleville

Quarter

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Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the Rue de Belleville.

Ménilmontant

Suburb

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Ménilmontant is a neighbourhood of Paris, situated in the city's 20th arrondissement. It is roughly defined as the area north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, south of Parc de Belleville, and between Avenue Jean-Aicard on the west and Rue Pelleport on the east.