Rue de la Pompe station explained

Rue de la Pompe
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:16th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8639°N 2.2791°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Zone:1
Map Type:France Paris

Rue de la Pompe (in French pronounced as /ʁy d(ə) la pɔ̃p/) is a station 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 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 (a prestigious high school) and the town hall of the 16th arrondissement.

Station layout

Street Level
B1Mezzanine

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Line 9 platforms
Westbound
Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil