| Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier | |
| Symbol Location: | paris |
| Symbol: | m |
| Type: | Paris Métro station |
| Address: | 39, boulevard Maxime Gorky 45, boulevard Maxime Gorky Even side, boulevard Maxime Gorky Villejuif |
| Borough: | Île-de-France |
| Country: | France |
| Coordinates: | 48.796°N 2.3682°W |
| Owned: | RATP |
| Operator: | RATP |
| Zone: | 2 |
| Map Type: | France Paris and inner ring |
Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier (in French pronounced as /vilʒɥif pɔl vajɑ̃ kutyʁje/) is a station of the Paris Métro, located on Line 7.[1] It serves the commune of Villejuif.
It was opened when Line 7 was extended from Le Kremlin-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 (1892–1937) who was a journalist, politician and editor of the Communist newspaper l’Humanité.[2] [3]
In 2021, attendance gradually increased, with 1,764,879 passengers entering this station which places it in the 200th position of metro stations for its usage.[4]
The station has three entrances:
| Street Level |
| B1 | Connecting level |
| Line 7 platforms | |
| Southbound | |
| Northbound | toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 → |
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 Parisine 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.
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 Noctilien network.