Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier () is a station of the

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, located on Line 7. It serves the commune of

Villejuif Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Name The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the Pope Callixtus II on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa J ...

History

It was opened when Line 7 was extended from

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Le Kremlin-Bicêtre () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre is most famous as the location of the Bicêtre ...

to Villejuif–Louis Aragon on 28 February 1985. It is named after the ''Avenue Paul Vaillant-Couturier'' and the former mayor of Villejuif,

Paul Vaillant-Couturier Paul Vaillant-Couturier (; 8 January 1892 – 10 October 1937) was a French writer and communist. He participated in the founding of the French Communist Party (PCF) in 1920. Biography Born into a family of actors, Vaillant-Couturier studied la ...

(1892–1937) who was a journalist, politician and editor of the

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newspaper '' L’Humanité''. In 2021, usage of the station gradually increased, with 1,764,879 passengers during the year. This made it the 200th most used metro station.

Passenger services

Access

The station has three entrances: * Access 1 ''Boulevard Maxime-Gorki/Rue Jean-Baptiste-Clément'', with a fixed staircase; * Access 2 ''Boulevard Maxime-Gorki/Rue Condorcet'', on the even numbers side, with a fixed staircase and an escalator. This entrance is indicated by a mast surmounted by a yellow M logo; * Access 3 ''Maxim Gorky Boulevard'', with a fixed staircase, also indicated by a mast surmounted by a yellow M logo.

Station layout

Platforms

Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks, surmounted by a mezzanine. The name of the station is written in

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font on enamelled plates. Lighting is provided by suspended luminous globes, small ceramic tiles of a white and orange colour placed vertically covering the walls as well as the tunnel exits. The furniture is the ''Motte'' style in an orange colour.

Bus connections

The station is served by lines 162 and 185 of the RATP bus network, the v7 urban service of the Valouette bus network and, at night, by lines N15 and N22 of the

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network.

Nearby

Hôpital Paul-Brousse Hôpital Paul-Brousse is a hospital in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France. It is named after Paul Brousse, a French socialist. Marc Zelter MD and Daniel Vittecoq MD were professors in this hospital. Camille Loiseau French supercentenarians are ...

Gallery

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MF 77 The MF 77 (; ) is a steel-wheeled variant of the rolling stock used on the Paris Métro. First used in 1978, it now runs on Lines 7, 8, and 13. Unlike previous models, the MF 77 was designed for travel into the immediate suburbs of Pari ...

rolling stock on Line 7 at Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier

References

External links

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. Paris Métro stations in Villejuif Railway stations in France opened in 1985 Accessible Paris Métro stations {{Paris-metro-stub