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Porte d’Orléans

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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: city gate of Paris
  • Also known as: “porte d’Orléans”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porte d’Orléans station and Gare de Montrouge-Ceinture.

Metro station
Photo: Gonioul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 .

Railway station
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station.

Tram stop
Photo: kaffeeeinstein, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tram stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porte de Montrouge and Montrouge.

Locality
Photo: Eugène Galien-Laloue, Public domain.
is a locality.

Town
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is a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, located 4.4 km from the centre of . 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Although largely residential, the is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.

Porte d’Orléans

Latitude
48.82319° or 48° 49′ 24″ north
Longitude
2.32547° or 2° 19′ 32″ east
Open location code
8FW4R8FG+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5372877045
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q2537524
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Porte d’Orléans” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “奥尔良门”
  • Dutch: “porte d’Orléans”
  • Dutch: “Porte d’Orléans”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورت دورليان”
  • French: “porte d’Orléans”
  • French: “Porte d’Orléans”
  • Italian: “porte d’Orléans”
  • Japanese: “オルレアン門”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “byport i Paris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “porte d’Orléans”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “porte d’Orléans”
  • Swedish: “porte d’Orléans”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Porte d’Orléans and La Poste Paris-Porte d’Orléans.

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