Concorde (Paris Métro)

Concorde

Location

Jardin des Tuileries (two)
Place de la Concorde × Rue Royale (two)
Place de la Concorde × Rue de Rivoli (two)
Rue de Rivoli × Rue de Mondovi
Rue de Rivoli × rue St-Florentin
1st arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France

Coordinates

48°51′55″N 2°19′16″E / 48.86541°N 2.32111°ECoordinates: 48°51′55″N 2°19′16″E / 48.86541°N 2.32111°E

Owned by

RATP

Operated by

RATP

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

13 August 1900

Services

Preceding station		Paris Métro		Following station
Champs-Élysées - Clemenceau toward La Défense				Tuileries toward Château de Vincennes
Invalides toward Balard				Madeleine toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Assemblée Nationale toward Mairie d'Issy				Madeleine toward Front Populaire

Location

Concorde

Location within Paris

Concorde is a station on lines 1, 8 and 12 of the Paris Métro in the Place de la Concorde in central Paris and the 1st arrondissement.

The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. The line 12 platforms were opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the first section of the Nord-Sud Company's line C from Porte de Versailles to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. This line was taken over by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris and was renamed line 12 on 27 March 1931. The line 8 platforms were opened on 12 March 1914 on the first section of the line from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels on line 10) to Opéra; this line had been opened on 13 July 1913, although the platforms at Concorde and Invalides were not yet finished.

Concorde is distinctive due to its décor created by artist Françoise Schein: she covered the entire station's voult line 12 with tiles spelling the Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen of 1789.

Ezra Pound's famous Imagist poem, "In a Station of the Metro", was inspired by this station.

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Connecting level

Line 8 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Balard (Invalides)
	Northbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Madeleine) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 1 platforms	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward La Défense – Grande Arche (Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau)
	Eastbound	→ toward Château de Vincennes (Tuileries) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Line 12 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Assemblée Nationale)
	Northbound	→ toward Front Populaire (Madeleine) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Places of interest

The Place de la Concorde is on the right bank of the Seine opposite the French National Assembly, which sits in the Palais Bourbon.
To the east of the Place is the western end of the Tuileries Gardens, including Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and the Musée de l'Orangerie.

Gallery

Line 1: MP 89CC rolling stock
Line 8: MF 77 rolling stock
Line 12 platforms
Line 12: MF 67 rolling stock

References

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

External links

Media related to Concorde (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

8th arrondissement of Paris

Neighbourhoods	Quartier des Champs-Élysées Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule Quartier de la Madeleine Quartier de l'Europe

Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Chaptal Lycée Racine Cours Hattemer Lycée Fénelon Sainte-Marie

Colleges and universities	Intégrale : Institut d'enseignement supérieur privé

Landmarks	Arc de Triomphe Champs-Élysées Grand Palais Élysée Palace Four Seasons Hotel George V Hôtel de Crillon Hôtel de Marigny Hôtel de la Marine La Madeleine Musée Bouilhet-Christofle (closed) Musée Cernuschi Musée Jacquemart-André Musée Nissim de Camondo Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris Palais de la Découverte Parc Monceau Petit Palais Pinacothèque de Paris (closed) Place Charles de Gaulle Place de la Concorde Luxor Obelisk Pont Alexandre III Pont de l'Alma Pont de la Concorde Pont des Invalides Royal Monceau Raffles Paris Saint-Augustin, Paris The Scots Kirk, Paris Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Théâtre du Rond-Point

Paris Métro stations	Alma – Marceau Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Concorde Courcelles Europe George V Liège Madeleine Miromesnil Monceau Place de Clichy Rome Saint-Augustin Saint-Lazare Saint-Philippe du Roule Ternes Villiers

SNCF stations	Gare Saint-Lazare

	Paris Métro	Line 1
La Défense — Grande Arche Esplanade de La Défense Pont de Neuilly Les Sablons Porte Maillot Argentine Charles de Gaulle – Étoile George V Franklin D. Roosevelt Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau Concorde Tuileries Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre Louvre – Rivoli Châtelet Hôtel de Ville Saint-Paul Bastille Gare de Lyon Reuilly – Diderot Nation Porte de Vincennes Saint-Mandé Bérault Château de Vincennes

	Paris Métro	Line 8
Balard Lourmel Boucicaut Félix Faure Commerce La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle École Militaire La Tour-Maubourg Invalides Concorde Madeleine Opéra Richelieu – Drouot Grands Boulevards Bonne Nouvelle Strasbourg – Saint-Denis République Filles du Calvaire Saint-Sébastien – Froissart Chemin Vert Bastille Ledru-Rollin Faidherbe – Chaligny Reuilly – Diderot Montgallet Daumesnil Michel Bizot Porte Dorée Porte de Charenton Liberté Charenton – Écoles École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort – Stade Maisons-Alfort – Les Juilliottes Créteil – L'Échat Créteil – Université Créteil – Préfecture Pointe du Lac

	Paris Métro	Line 12
La Courneuve - Six Routes (in project) Gare de La Courneuve – Aubervilliers (in project) Mairie d'Aubervilliers (under construction) Aimé Césaire (under construction) Front Populaire Porte de la Chapelle Marx Dormoy Marcadet - Poissonniers Jules Joffrin Lamarck - Caulaincourt Abbesses Pigalle Saint-Georges Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Trinité - d'Estienne d'Orves Saint-Lazare Madeleine Concorde Assemblée Nationale Solférino Rue du Bac Sèvres – Babylone Rennes Notre-Dame-des-Champs Montparnasse - Bienvenüe Falguière Pasteur Volontaires Vaugirard Convention Porte de Versailles Corentin Celton Mairie d'Issy Gare d'Issy (in project)

1st arrondissement of Paris

Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Professionnel Commercial Pierre Lescot

Landmarks	Comédie-Française Galerie Véro-Dodat Île de la Cité Les Arts Décoratifs Les Halles Louvre More information Place du Carrousel Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel Pont Neuf Pont des Arts Tuileries Garden Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume

Paris Métro stations	Châtelet Concorde Étienne Marcel Les Halles Louvre-Rivoli Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre Pont Neuf Pyramides Tuileries

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