Voltaire (Paris Métro)

Voltaire
Paris Métro station
Location	11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′28″N 2°22′48″E / 48.857803°N 2.380106°E / 48.857803; 2.380106Coordinates: 48°51′28″N 2°22′48″E / 48.857803°N 2.380106°E / 48.857803; 2.380106
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Saint-Ambroise toward Pont de Sèvres Charonne toward Mairie de Montreuil
Location
Voltaire Location within Paris

Voltaire (French pronunciation: [vɔltɛːʁ] (listen)) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located in the Place Léon Blum (formerly called the 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 the Rue Voltaire, which is named after François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known under the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.

Station layout[]

Line 9 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Sèvres (Saint-Ambroise)
	Eastbound	→ toward Mairie de Montreuil (Charonne) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right