Rue de la Pompe () is a
station
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Agriculture
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** Cattle statio ...
on
line 9 of the
Paris Métro, named after the
Rue de la Pompe. The station opened on 8 November 1922 with the opening of the first section of the line from
Trocadéro to
Exelmans.
This
Passy
Passy () is an area of Paris, France, located in the 16th arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents.
Passy was a commune on the outskirts of Paris. In 1658, hot springs were discovered around whic ...
street is mentioned in the archives of 1730 as a way of skirting the walls of the ''Château de la Muette''. It led to one of the gates in the wall surrounding the
Bois de Boulogne. It was called the old path, but was transformed at the end of the 18th century into a street and was named after the pump (French: pompe) that supplied water to the Château de la Muette.
Nearby are the
Lycée Janson de Sailly
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
(a prestigious high school) and the town hall of
the 16th arrondissement.
Station layout
References
Paris Métro stations in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
Railway stations in France opened in 1922
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