Picpus (Courteline) (French pronunciation: ​[pikpys kuʁtəlin]) is a station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. The station is located under the Avenue de Saint-Mandé, to the west of the crossroads with the Boulevard de Picpus. There is a single entrance and exit, located on the southern side of the Avenue de Saint-Mandé.

Picpus
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′43″N 2°24′02″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 March 1909 (1909-03)
Previous names	Saint-Mandé (1909–1937)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Bel-Air towards Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Line 6 Nation Terminus
Location
Picpus Location within Paris

History

The station was opened on 1 March 1909 as Saint-Mandé with the extension of the line from Place d'Italie to Nation. It is named after the district of Picpus and the Boulevard de Picpus. It was renamed Picpus on 1 March 1937 to avoid confusion with Saint-Mandé on Line 1. The station has the additional name of Courteline, after author Georges Courteline (1858–1929). It was the location of the Barrière de Saint-Mandé, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the 19th century.[1][2][3]

Places of interest

• Square Courteline
• Picpus Cemetery, where, in particular, General La Fayette is buried
• Church of l'Immaculée Conception

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile (Bel-Air)
	Eastbound	→ toward Nation (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Picpus (Paris Metro).

На других языках

[de] Picpus (Métro Paris)

[ru] Пикпюс (станция метро)