Ségur () is a

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on Line 10 of the

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. It is located on the border of the 7th arrondissement and

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. It is named after avenue de Ségur located 100 m northeast of the station. It was in turn named after Marquis Philippe Henri de Ségur, a

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and

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from 1780 to 1787. The name ''Ségur'' is better known by the novels of his granddaughter by marriage, the

Countess of Ségur Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur, born Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina (russian: Софья Фёдоровна Ростопчина; 1 August 1799 in Saint Petersburg – 8 February 1874 in Paris), was a French writer of Russian birth and or ...

(1799-1874), best known for her novel,

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History

The station opened on 29 September 1937 when line 10 was extended from Duroc to ''La Motte-Picquet'' (now known as

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), two months after the opening of the section between ''La Motte-Picquet'' and ''Duroc'' and trains skipped the station.The nameplates on the platforms are subtitiled

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, due to the location of the station near its headquarters. It, however, does not appear on maps published by the RATP. As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station's platforms and lights were renovated and modernised on 4 January 2006. In 2019, the station was used by 1,662,452 passengers, making it the 269th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 804,110 passengers amidst the

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, making it the 267th busiest of the Métro network out of 108 stations. In 2021, the station was used by 1,100,151 passengers, making it the 277th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has 2 accesses:Ségur : Exits
''www.pariswayout.com'' accessed 22 January 2019. * Access 1:

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''UNESCO - Fontenoy'' * Access 2: boulevard Garibaldi ''UNESCO - Miollis''

Station layout

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

This station is not served by any buses from the

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Nearby

* avenue de Breteuil, a famous avenue leading to the

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. *

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Gallery

File:Accès Station Métro Ségur Avenue Suffren - Paris XV (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 1.jpg, Access 1 File:Accès Station Métro Ségur Avenue Suffren - Paris XV (FR75) - 2022-01-22 - 7.jpg, Access 2 File:UNESCO @ Paris (26994507956).jpg, UNESCO Headquarters

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Segur Paris Métro stations in the 15th arrondissement of Paris Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1937 Paris Métro line 10