"Boulevard de Rochechouart The Boulevard de Rochechouart is a street in Paris, France situated at the foot of Montmartre and to its south. Like the neighbouring street, it is named after Marguerite de Rochechouart de Montpipeau (1665–1727), abbess of Montmartre. It is a result of the 1864 merging of the boulevards and chemins de ronde which followed the interior and exterior of the Wall of the Farmers-General. It has also been known as the ""boulevard des Poissonniers"", ""chemin de ronde de Poissonnière"" and ""chemin de ronde de Rochechouart"". It is served by the Paris Metro stations Pigalle, Anvers and Barbès"
"Maison Blanche (Paris Métro) Maison Blanche is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 7. South of this station, the line forks into two branches, one leading to Villejuif – Louis Aragon and the other to Mairie d'Ivry. The station is under the ""Avenue d'Italie"", between the streets of ""Rue Caillaux"" and ""Rue Bourgon"", near the Porte d'Italie, a gate in the former Thiers Wall. It opened as part of a planned section of Line 7, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully"
"to what, according to Aznavour, were the last days of Montmartre as a site of bohemian activity. Downhill to the southwest is the red-light district of Pigalle. That area is, today, largely known for a wide variety of stores specializing in instruments for rock music. There are also several concert halls, also used for rock music. The actual Moulin Rouge theatre is also in Pigalle, next to the Blanche métro station. Montmartre Montmartre () is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the"
"Quartier Pigalle Pigalle () is an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th ""arrondissements"". It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785). Pigalle is famous for being a tourist district, with many sex shops, theatres and adult shows on Place Pigalle and the main boulevards. The neighbourhood's raunchy reputation led to its Second World War nickname of ""Pig Alley"" by Allied soldiers. The Divan du Monde and the Moulin Rouge, a world-famous cabaret, are both located in Pigalle. The area to the south of Place Pigalle is devoted to the"
"is served by lines 4 and 6 of the Paris Metro, from Denfert-Rochereau station. It is also served by the RER Line B commuter train from the old railway station of the Sceaux line, the entrance to which is to the east of the square. The Place is the Paris terminus of Orlybus, the RATP shuttle bus service between the city and Orly Airport. Place Denfert-Rochereau Place Denfert-Rochereau, previously known as Place d'Enfer, is a public square located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France, in the Montparnasse district, at the intersection of the boulevards Raspail, Arago, and Saint-Jacques, and"
"Père Lachaise (Paris Métro) Père Lachaise is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 2 and 3 on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements. The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 (known at the time as ""2 Nord"") from Anvers to ""Bagnolet"" (now called Alexandre Dumas). The line 3 platforms opened on 19 October 1904 as part of the first section of the line between ""Père Lachaise"" and Villiers. It was a terminus for three months until the line was extended to Gambetta on 25 January 1905. The"
"Rue Pigalle during the late 1930s included the ""Moon Rousse"" and ""Caravan"" where Django Reinhardt played. Quartier Pigalle Pigalle () is an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th ""arrondissements"". It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785). Pigalle is famous for being a tourist district, with many sex shops, theatres and adult shows on Place Pigalle and the main boulevards. The neighbourhood's raunchy reputation led to its Second World War nickname of ""Pig Alley"" by Allied soldiers. The Divan du Monde and the Moulin Rouge, a world-famous cabaret, are"
"Jaurès (Paris Métro) Jaurès is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, Line 5, and Line 7bis in the 10th and 19th arrondissements. The station was opened on 23 February 1903, three weeks after line 2 was extended from Anvers to ""Bagnolet"", now called Alexandre Dumas on 31 January 1903. The line 7bis platforms opened on 18 January 1911 as part of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette more than two months after the opening of the line on 5 November 1910. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated"
"Gare d'Austerlitz The Gare d'Austerlitz (""Austerlitz Station""), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large terminus railway stations in Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissement. It is the start of the Paris–Bordeaux railway; the line to Toulouse is connected to this line. Since the introduction of the TGV Atlantiqueusing Gare MontparnasseAusterlitz has lost most of its long-distance southwestern services. It is used by some 30 million passengers annually, about half the number passing through Montparnasse. The Elipsos Train Hotels (Trenhotel) operated jointly by RENFE"
"served by Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station is located at the border between the commune of Vanves and the commune of Malakoff, on the Malakoff side of the border. Vanves is also served by Vanves – Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. Preschools/nurseries: Elementary schools: Junior high schools: Senior high schools/sixth form colleges: Vanves Vanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth"
"in the city of Canela. From Paris Montparnasse train services depart to major French cities such as: Le Mans, Rennes, Saint-Brieuc, Brest, Saint-Malo, Vannes, Lorient, Quimper, Angers, Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Tours, Poitiers, La Rochelle, Angoulême, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Bayonne and Granville. The station is also served by suburban trains heading to the west and south-west of Paris. Adjacent metro station: Nearby station: Gare Montparnasse The Gare Montparnasse () (""Montparnasse Station""), officially Paris-Montparnasse, is one of the six large Paris railway termini, in the 14th and 15th arrondissements of Paris. It was opened in 1840, rebuilt in 1852, and then rebuilt completely further"
"of the Avenue de Suffren and the Quai Branly. Junction station, is located west of the of 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. Located at an altitude of 30.8m, it is located at Kilometric point (PK) 1,970 of the Ligne des Invalides à Versailles-Rive-Gauche. It is also the origin, at the bifurcation of Boulainvilliers, PK 2,460, the Ligne d'Ermont - Eaubonne à Champ-de-Mars. The first station was built for the 1867 Exposition Universelle. This station was a terminus and the line ran from the Petite-Ceinture to the Champ de Mars. The station was demolished shortly"
"Place d'Acadie The Place d’Acadie is a public square in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, dedicated on 8 March 1984 by the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, and by the president of an association called ""Les Amitiés Acadiennes"", Philippe Rossillon. It is located near the Mabillon metro station, where the Boulevard Saint-Germain intersects the Rue du Four and the Rue de Buci. The square takes its name from the old French North-American territory of Acadia that was once part of New France. Acadia existed in what is now called New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, provinces of Canada that are, today,"
"Communiste Français (the French Communist Party) or the Lutte Ouvrière (Workers' Struggle). Communist Party headquarters is just outside Colonel Fabien station, between Belleville and its northern neighbor La Villette. Belleville is served by the Metro stations Belleville, Pyrénées and Jourdain. Belleville, Paris Belleville () is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th along its main street, the ""Rue de Belleville"". The remainder lies in the 10th and 11th arrondissements. It was once the independent commune (municipality) of Belleville which"
"Belleville (Paris Métro) Belleville is a station on Paris Métro Line 2 and Line 11. The station is in the district of Belleville at the corner of the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements. The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to ""Bagnolet"" (now called Alexandre Dumas). The line 11 platforms opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935. The station is named after the commune of ""Belleville"" that was annexed by Paris in 1860. It was"
"platforms were used in case of difficulty or track maintenance. The current structures date from the 1930s, when the Montparnasse to Versailles line was quadrupled by Raoul Dautry. Bellevue station (France) Bellevue is a railway station in the French commune of Meudon in the Île-de-France administrative region. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by Transilien trains from Paris-Montparnasse to Rambouillet, Dreux and Mantes-la-Jolie. From 1893 to 1934, the station served as an interchange with the upper station of the Bellevue funicular. The station is served by trains on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse Line N, on"
"arrondissement by the bridge Morand. The metro station ""Hôtel de Ville"" is served by A and C lines, and there are many buses until quite late, allowing the rue Sainte-Catherine to be much more active on night, and often even completely congested with people in the middle of the night. The street remains famous for its many bars and pubs (l'Abreuvoir, le Shamrock, le Perroquet Bourré, l'Albion, le Douala...), surrounded with kebabs and groceries shops. It is also known for its popular and festive atmosphere. There are also a mixed sauna and an hotel. There are several traboules in the"
"station), Biarritz, Bordeaux, Briançon, Brive, Fréjus-St-Raphaël (separate station), Lyon-Perrache, Marseille-Saint-Charles, Nice, Narbonne (separate station), Toulon, and Toulouse. The automobiles are carried in open railcars. Other services are offered to the Auto Train service : a jockey to pick your car up at home, complementary insurances, free bus to leave the arrival station (Bercy, Avignon, Fréjus...), free parking... Since 2012, connections between other cities than Paris have been created, for instance, Bordeaux-Biarritz or Bordeaux-Nice. In the early 1980s PKP offered motorail services between the following stations: Szczecin Dąbie, Trzebiatów, Gdynia Główna, Warszawa Główna, Poznań Główny, Katowice, Kraków Główny, and Zakopane. Services"
"what is now Line 7bis. In 1982, a new branch was added in the southeast to Mairie d'Ivry, branching off at Maison Blanche. Line 7 has only steel rails. At , Line 7 is one of the longest in the Paris Métro network. In addition, it contains the most stations as well as being the third most-used line of the Métro, with 120.7 million riders in 2004. Line 7 runs for completely underground, stopping at 38 stations. Southbound trains terminate alternately at Villejuif - Louis Aragon and Mairie d'Ivry, diverging at Maison Blanche. Late at night, through trains only operate"
"Pigalle is well known to tourists who want to experience ""Paris by night"". It is home to some of Paris' most famous cabarets (the Moulin Rouge, for instance, was immortalised by artist Toulouse-Lautrec as well as Hollywood), as well as topless and nude shows. Pigalle is one end-point of the Montmartrobus (a public bus serving the area), or you can get to the Place Pigalle by taking the Métro to the Pigalle stop. American-born jazz singer Adelaide Hall lived in Pigalle in 1937–1938 and opened her nightclub ""La Grosse Pomme"" (""the Big Apple"") at 73 Rue Pigalle. Other nightclubs in"
"École maternelle Saint-Alexis, École élémentaire Sainte-Julienne, And the junior and senior high school of Institution Saint-Louis Blanche de Castille (collège Saint-Louis and lycée Blanche de Castille). Villemomble Villemomble is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Villemomble is served by Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil station on Paris RER line E. There are seven public preschools/nurseries (""maternelles""): Foch, Galliéni, François Mauriac, Montgolfier, Pasteur, Prévert, Saint-Exupéry. There are five public elementary schools: Foch I, Foch II, élémentaire d’application François Coppée Lamartine, Leclerc, and Saint-Exupéry. There are two public junior high"
"hosts stations on the Paris Métro (lines 5 and 10, see Gare d'Austerlitz (Paris Métro)) and RER. Gare d'Austerlitz The Gare d'Austerlitz (""Austerlitz Station""), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large terminus railway stations in Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissement. It is the start of the Paris–Bordeaux railway; the line to Toulouse is connected to this line. Since the introduction of the TGV Atlantiqueusing Gare MontparnasseAusterlitz has lost most of its long-distance southwestern services. It is used by some 30 million passengers"
"station located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard, Sauvé station located on Sauvé Street, and Crémazie station located on Crémazie Boulevard. The borough is also served by four commuter rail stations of the Réseau de transport métropolitain. Bois-de-Boulogne station and chabanel station on the Saint-Jérôme line is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd, while Ahuntsic and Sauvé on the Mascouche line are near the Sauvé St. The Bois-Franc station on the Deux-Montagnes line is located on Henri Bourassa Blvd. in nearby Saint-Laurent. Two major Autoroutes are located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Autoroute15 (Laurentian Autoroute/Autoroute des Laurentides) runs north-south and Autoroute 40 (Metropolitan Autoroute/Autoroute Métropolitaine)"
"Gare de Paris-Bercy-Bourgogne-Pays d'Auvergne The Gare de Paris-Bercy-Bourgogne-Pays d'Auvergne, formerly Bercy is a railway station and terminus in Paris, France, operated by the SNCF. It specialises in auto-trains, which transport travelers' vehicles, such as cars, motorbikes, scooters and so on, to another station which also specialises in auto-trains. Since July 2002, it has been the seventh largest station in Paris, after a renovation allowed it to accommodate the four daily sleeper trains between Paris and Italy. It is also the Paris terminus for medium-distance domestic services to Avallon via Laroche-Migennes, Sens, and Auxerre. The station acts as a relief to"
"houses a disco and Internet access points. Daniel-Renoult, near Montreau Park, serves the Montreau-Ruffins Théophile Sueur community. Colonel-Fabien, in the Ramenas-Fabien-Léo Lagrange community, is near the Intercommunal Hospital. Paul-Eluard is near the La Grande Porte shopping centre and is within of the Robespierre Paris Métro station and Rue de Paris. Montreuil is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 9: Robespierre, Croix de Chavaux, and Mairie de Montreuil. Montreuil is twinned with: Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Montreuil (, sometimes unofficially called Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It"
"France head office in Tremblay-en-France in December 1995, Air France was headquartered in a tower located next to the Gare Montparnasse rail station in Montparnasse and in the 15th arrondissement; Air France had its headquarters in the tower for about 30 years. The Vandamme Library (Bibliothèque Vandamme) is located in the neighbourhood. Montparnasse Montparnasse ()( ) is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail. Montparnasse has been part of Paris . The"
"suburban rail line, called line L. By road, it is accessible from the N184, the Route de Poissy, and the D30. Achères, Yvelines Achères is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Achères lies on the south bank of the Seine in a loop of the river, on the edge of the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It borders Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Poissy on the south, Andrésy and Carrières-sous-Poissy on the west, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Herblay on the north, and Maisons-Laffitte and La Frette-sur-Seine on the east. Inhabitants of Achères are"
"current gayborhood of Paris but in the early 20th century, Montmartre and Pigalle were meeting places of the LGBT community. Pigalle was also where Chez Moune, the ""longest-running lesbian bar and cabaret in Paris"", opened in 1937. By the 1950s the meeting place shifted to Saint-Germain-des-Prés. For gay men, the Rue St. Anne was popular in the 1960s and 70s. LGBT businesses in Paris include bars, clubs, restaurants, and shops. Stéphane Leroy stated that 70% of these businesses are in arrondissements one through four. Of the businesses in all of Paris, 40% are in Le Marais. Frommer's described "" in"
"number of commuters living in France and working in Geneva, not only on the short, existing RER system but on the lines leaving the station at Eaux Vives on the south side of the lake. The new, enlarged, RER network will cover the present Eaux Vives to Annemasse line with services at regular intervals beyond to serve Evian, St. Gervais and Annecy, the present Cornavin to La Plaine line with services beyond to serve Bellegarde and the CFF services operating from Lancy (Pont Rouge) to Coppet through Cornavin, some of which are extended to Nyon. These services at present carry"
"Achères, Yvelines Achères is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Achères lies on the south bank of the Seine in a loop of the river, on the edge of the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It borders Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Poissy on the south, Andrésy and Carrières-sous-Poissy on the west, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Herblay on the north, and Maisons-Laffitte and La Frette-sur-Seine on the east. Inhabitants of Achères are called ""Achérois"". Achères is served by Achères – Ville station on Paris RER line and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare"
"Villiers (Paris Métro) Villiers is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 3 on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris. The Line 2 platforms opened on 21 January 1903, although trains had been operating between Étoile and Anvers since 7 October 1902. On 19 October 1904, it became the terminus for the first section of line 3, the other terminus being Père Lachaise. When first built, the platforms for line 3 were parallel and at the same height as those for line 2. However, for the extension to Porte de Champerret, the"
"– Clemenceau, Basilique de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis – Port de Paris, Invalides (replacement), Varenne, Saint-François-Xavier, Duroc, Liège, Montparnasse – Bienvenüe, and Place de Clichy. After the northwestern branch was extended by with two more stations, Les Agnettes and Les Courtilles, a further extension with a third station (Port de Gennevilliers) will be added later. Line 13 is one of the most crowded of the Parisian network. Various solutions have been investigated to enhance capacity: The last solution was the one that was adopted. The trains on Line 13 are currently being refurbished, and the first refitted train entered service in January"
"place of pilgrimage. The basilica is accessible by bus. Buses 30, 31, 80, and 85 can be taken to the bottom of the hill of the basilica. Line 12 of the metro can be taken to Jules Joffrin station and visitors can then change to the Montmartrobus and disembark at Place du Tertre. Line 2 or 12 of the metro can be taken to Pigalle station where visitors can change to the Montmartrobus and disembark at Norvins, or to Anvers station which gives easy access to the steps or the funicular car that lead directly to the basilica. Normally the"