Filles du Calvaire (Paris Métro)

Filles du Calvaire
Paris Métro station
Location	3rd arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E / 48.86417°N 2.36611°E / 48.86417; 2.36611Coordinates: 48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E / 48.86417°N 2.36611°E / 48.86417; 2.36611
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931 (1931-05-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station République toward Balard Saint-Sébastien - Froissart toward Créteil–Pointe du Lac
Location
Filles du Calvaire Location within Paris

Filles du Calvaire (French pronunciation: ​[fij dy kalvɛːʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire.

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The boulevard was named after the Calvairiennes or Filles du Calvaire (Daughters of Calvary) who were an order of reformed Benedictine sisters. Antoinette d’Orléans and Père Joseph founded the order in Poitiers, in 1617. The convent was later moved to Paris and was closed in the French Revolution.

Station layout[]

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Balard	← toward Balard (République)
	toward Pointe du Lac	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Saint-Sébastien – Froissart) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References[]

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

External links[]

• Media related to Filles du Calvaire (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons