Châtelet - Les Halles

Châtelet–Les Halles station is a major train hub in and the largest underground station in the world. Opened in 1977, it is the central transit hub for the Paris metropolitan area, connecting three of five RER commuter-rail lines and five of sixteen Métro lines.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Also known as: “CHATELET LES HALLES”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pompidou Center and Saint-Eustache.

Museum
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The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in , France. is situated 490 metres southeast of Châtelet - Les Halles.

Church
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The Church of St. Eustache, Paris, is a church in the of . The present building was built between 1532 and 1633. Situated near the site of Paris' medieval marketplace and rue Montorgueil, exemplifies a mixture of multiple architectural styles: its structure is Flamboyant Gothic while its interior decoration and other details are Renaissance and classical. is situated 140 metres northwest of Châtelet - Les Halles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and Sentier.

Quarter
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Les Halles was 's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

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

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The of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.

Châtelet - Les Halles

Latitude
48.86251° or 48° 51′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.34645° or 2° 20′ 47″ east
Inception
December 9th, 1977
Operator
RATP
Network
RER;RATP
Open location code
8FW4V87W+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3190767996
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
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