Chaussée d'Antin–La Fayette () is a

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on Line 7 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station was opened on 5 November 1910 with the opening of the first section of the line from

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to Porte de la Villette. The line 9 platforms opened on 3 June 1923 with the extension of the line from Saint-Augustin.

History

The station was originally named ''Chaussée d'Antin'' after the street of

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—which was named after himself by

Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin Louis Antoine de Pardaillan (5 September 1664 – 2 November 1736) was a French nobleman, marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan, and first Duke of Antin. Biography The legitimate son of Louis Henri de Pardaillan, ''marquis of Montespan'', a ...

, first

Duke of Antin {{Use dmy dates, date=September 2021 The duchy of Antin was a French duchy created in 1711 by the promotion of the marquisate of Antin (held by the Pardaillan de Gondrin family) into a "duché-pairie". It merged the Marquisate of Antin and the bar ...

(1665–1736) in 1712. In 1989 ''La Fayette'' was added referring to famous shopping street of ''Rue La Fayette'', named after

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemasonry, freemason and military officer who fought in the Ameri ...

. The area was once a

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to the north of the old Porte Gaillon (a gate in the extension of Paris's walls, built under

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...

's frequent visits to Paris led to the building in the area of several splendid residences, including a mansion built by

, Duc d'Antin, son of Marquise de Montespan (later a long-time mistress to

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) and the King's Superintendent of Building, Louis Henri Pardaillan de Gondrin, Marquis de Montespan. The main

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department store in the Boulevard Haussmann is nearby. In April 2012, a driver mistakenly drove his car into a station entrance, thinking it was an underground car park.

Station layout

Gallery

File:Station Métro Ligne 9 Chaussée Antin Fayette Paris 3.jpg, Line 9 platform station in 2019

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaussee d'Antin - La Fayette (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 9th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1910 Paris Métro stations located underground