() 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 Paris, city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ar ...
in the
7th arrondissement, named after the nearby
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
.
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 was called ("Chamber of Deputies"), the former name of the National Assembly, until 1989.
Station layout
Gallery
File:Paris 75007 Boulevard Saint-Germain Station métro Assemblée nationale 01a.jpg, Street-level entrance at Assemblée Nationale
File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 12 - Assemblee Nationale 01.jpg, MF 67 rolling stock
File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 12 - Assemblee Nationale 04.jpg, 2008 exhibition on political themes at Assemblée Nationale
References
*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
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Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1910