Notre-Dame-des-Champs () is a station on line 12 of the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...

in the 6th arrondissement.

History

The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the

Nord-Sud Company The Nord-Sud Company (English: North-South; french: Société du chemin de fer électrique souterrain Nord-Sud de Paris) was an operator of underground trains in Paris established in 1904, which built two lines (now Line 12 and part of Line ...

's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the ''Métro''. It is named after the nearby Notre-Dame des Champs Church on the Boulevard du Montparnasse and is designed by the architect and engineer

Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway ...

. In July 2018, after the

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victory, the station was briefly renamed as Notre

Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps (; born 15 October 1968) is a French professional football manager and former player who has been manager of the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, ...

, the coach that led their team to victory. This is the main access by subway to the

Allée Claude-Cahun-Marcel-Moore In landscaping, an avenue (from the French), alameda (from the Portuguese and Spanish), or allée (from the French), is traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side, which is used, as its L ...

and the Alliance Française of Paris.

Station layout

Tiling

The station reflects the style of the ''

''. The entrance is original. Like most stations on Line 12, the original tiling on the platform, originally by Boulenger & Co., was hidden behind a metal sheath (''carrossage'') for forty years. This was removed in 2008, and the entire station was retiled in a replica scheme approximating the original Nord-Sud decor.

Gallery

File:Metro Paris - Ligne 12 - Station Notre-Dame-des-Champs - Quais.jpg, Line 12 platforms at Notre-Dame-des-Champs File:Metro Paris - Ligne 12 - Station Notre-Dame-des-Champs - Un MF 67 entre en station.jpg,

MF 67 The MF 67 is a fleet of steel-wheel electric multiple unit trains for the Paris Métro. The first MF 67 trains entered service on Line 3 in June 1968, and became one of the biggest orders for the Métro, with 1,482 cars constructed. The ne ...

rolling stock on Line 12 at Notre-Dame-des-Champs

References

Paris Métro stations in the 6th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1910 {{Paris-metro-stub