Porte de Montrouge

Porte de Montrouge is a locality in Paris, Île-de-France. Porte de Montrouge is situated nearby to the locality Porte d’Orléans, as well as near Porte de Châtillon.

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Type: Locality
Description: city gate of Paris
Also known as: “porte de Montrouge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porte d’Orléans station and Chapelle Saint-Paul de 14e arrondissement de Paris.

Porte d’Orléans station

Metro station

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Porte d'Orléans is a station of line 4 of the Paris Métro and a stop on tramway line 3a. It is situated in the 14th Arrondissement, in the quartier of Petit-Montrouge.

Chapelle Saint-Paul de 14e arrondissement de Paris

Church

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Chapelle Saint-Paul de 14e arrondissement de Paris is a church.

Gare de Montrouge-Ceinture

Railway station

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Gare de Montrouge-Ceinture is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porte d’Orléans and Montrouge.

The Porte d'Orléans is one of 17 portes in the Thiers wall, a defensive wall constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to protect Paris. The wall was demolished after the First World War, creating an open space that was subsequently built up.

Montrouge

Town

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Montrouge is a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, located 4.4 km from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. After a long period of decline, the population has increased again in recent years.