Barrière du Trône - Saint-Louis

The Barrière du Trône was a toll barrier in the wall of the Fermiers généraux that was built around Paris in the 1780s. It was part of a wall that, just prior to the French Revolution, surrounded Paris.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Place de la Nation and Nation.

Place de la Nation

Square

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

The Place de la Nation is a circle on the eastern side of Paris, between the Place de la Bastille and the Bois de Vincennes, on the border of the 11th and 12th arrondissements. Place de la Nation is situated 190 metres west of Barrière du Trône - Saint-Louis.

Nation

Railway station

Photo: Numidix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nation station is a station of the Paris Métro and Île-de-France's RER commuter rail service. It serves Line 1, Line 2, Line 6 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro and RER A. It takes its name from its location at the Place de la Nation. Nation is situated 200 metres west of Barrière du Trône - Saint-Louis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charonne quarter and Porte de Vincennes.

Charonne quarter

Suburb

Photo: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Charonne quarter, the Père-Lachaise quarter and Saint-Fargeau quarter.