Voltaire station explained

Voltaire
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:11th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8578°N 2.3801°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Zone:1
Map Type:France Paris

Voltaire (in French pronounced as /vɔltɛːʁ/) is a station on Line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located under Place Léon Blum (formerly Place Voltaire) along with the town hall of the 11th arrondissement, which serves a lively district.

The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. It is named after Rue Voltaire, which itself is named after François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known under the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.

Station layout

Street Level
B1Mezzanine
Line 9 platforms
Westbound
Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil