All stations in Paris

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A

• AbbessesNamed after the place des Abbesses, which recalls the abbesses of Montmartre.
• Aéroport d'OrlyNamed after Paris-Orly airport, in whose grounds it lies.
• Aimé CésaireNamed after the square Aimé-Césaire nearby, which honours the poet from Martinique.
• AlésiaNamed after the rue d'Alésia, which recalls the Gaulish stronghold of Alesia.
• Alexandre DumasNamed after the rue Alexandre-Dumas, which honours the author of The Three Musketeers.
• Alma – MarceauNamed after the pont de l'Alma and the avenue Marceau.
• Anatole FranceNamed after the rue Anatole-France in Levallois-Perret, which honours the writer Anatole France (1844–1924).
• AnversNamed after the place and square d'Anvers, after the Belgian city of Antwerp.
• ArgentineNamed after the rue d'Argentine, a thank-you to Argentina.
• Arts et MétiersNamed after the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers ('arts and trades') nearby.
• Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les CourtillesNamed after the two towns it serves and Les Courtilles, a neighbourhood of Asnières.
• Assemblée NationaleNamed after the Assemblée nationale, the lower house of the French Parliament.
• Aubervilliers – Pantin – Quatre Chemins'Quatre Chemins' means 'four roads', the crossroads above the station.
• Avenue Émile ZolaNamed after the avenue Émile-Zola, under which it lies.
• AvronNamed after the rue d'Avron, which leads towards the plateau d'Avron east of Paris.

B

• Bagneux – Lucie AubracNamed after Lucie Aubrac (1912–2007), a heroine of the French Resistance.
• BalardNamed after the place and rue Balard, honouring the chemist Antoine-Jérôme Balard (1802–1876).
• BarbaraNamed after the singer-songwriter Barbara (1930–1997).
• Barbès – RochechouartNamed after the boulevards Barbès and Rochechouart, which meet here.
• Basilique de Saint-DenisNamed after the Basilica of Saint-Denis nearby.
• BastilleNamed after the place de la Bastille, where the fortress of the Bastille stood.
• Bel-AirNamed after the Bel-Air quarter of the 12th arrondissement.
• BellevilleNamed after the rue and boulevard de Belleville, after the old village of Belleville.
• BéraultNamed after the place Bérault in Vincennes.
• BercyNamed after the rue and boulevard de Bercy, which cross here.
• Bibliothèque François MitterrandNamed after the François Mitterrand site of the French national library.
• BillancourtNamed after the rue de Billancourt, after the old village of Billancourt.
• Bir-HakeimNamed after the pont de Bir-Hakeim, which commemorates the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
• BlancheNamed after the place and rue Blanche ('white').
• Bobigny – Pablo PicassoNamed after the town of Bobigny and the painter Pablo Picasso.
• Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond QueneauNamed after the rue Raymond-Queneau, which honours the writer of Zazie in the Metro.
• BoissièreNamed after the rue Boissière, after an old cross decorated with box.
• BolivarNamed after the avenue Simon-Bolivar, which honours Simón Bolívar (1783–1830).
• Bonne NouvelleNamed after the boulevard and quarter of Bonne-Nouvelle, after the church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle.
• BotzarisNamed after the rue Botzaris, which honours Markos Botsaris (born 1788 or 1790, died 1823).
• BoucicautNamed after the former Boucicaut hospital and the rue Boucicaut.
• Boulogne – Jean JaurèsNamed after the town of Boulogne-Billancourt and the boulevard Jean-Jaurès.
• Boulogne – Pont de Saint-CloudNamed after the town of Boulogne-Billancourt and the bridge to Saint-Cloud.
• BourseNamed after the place de la Bourse and the old Paris stock exchange.
• Bréguet – SabinNamed after the rue Bréguet and the rue Saint-Sabin, which meet here.
• BrochantNamed after the rue Brochant, which honours the geologist André Brochant de Villiers (1772–1840).
• Buttes ChaumontNamed after the parc des Buttes-Chaumont, right next to the station.
• BuzenvalNamed after the rue de Buzenval, which recalls the Battle of Buzenval.

C

• CadetNamed after the rue Cadet, after the gardeners Jacques and Jean Cadet.
• CambronneNamed after the place and rue Cambronne, which honour General Pierre Cambronne (1770–1842).
• Campo-FormioNamed after the rue de Campo-Formio, after the Treaty of Campo Formio of 1797.
• Cardinal LemoineNamed after the rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, which honours Cardinal Jean Lemoine (1250–1313).
• Carrefour PleyelNamed after the Pleyel crossroads, after the Pleyel piano company.
• Censier – DaubentonNamed after the rue Censier and the rue Daubenton.
• Champs-Élysées – ClemenceauNamed after the avenue des Champs-Élysées and the place Clemenceau.
• Chardon-LagacheNamed after the rue Chardon-Lagache, which honours a married couple of benefactors.
• Charenton – ÉcolesNamed after the town of Charenton-le-Pont and the schools by the station.
• Charles de Gaulle – ÉtoileNamed after the place Charles-de-Gaulle, long called the place de l'Étoile ('star').
• Charles MichelsNamed after Charles Michels (1903–1941), a Communist member of parliament shot by the Nazis.
• CharonneNamed after the rue de Charonne, which led to the old village of Charonne.
• Château d'EauNamed after the rue du Château-d'Eau, after a fountain that once stood nearby.
• Château de VincennesNamed after the Château de Vincennes, the royal castle near the station.
• Château LandonNamed after the rue du Château-Landon, after a small castle built for a Monsieur Landon.
• Château RougeNamed after the place du Château-Rouge, after a small manor house called the Château Rouge.
• ChâteletNamed after the place du Châtelet, where the Grand Châtelet stood.
• Châtillon – MontrougeNamed after the towns of Châtillon and Montrouge.
• Chaussée d'Antin – La FayetteNamed after the rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin and the rue La Fayette.
• Chemin VertNamed after the rue du Chemin-Vert ('green path').
• ChevaleretNamed after the rue du Chevaleret, after an old place name.
• Chevilly-LarueNamed after the town of Chevilly-Larue, where it stands.
• CitéNamed after the Île de la Cité, the island where Paris began.
• Cluny – La SorbonneNamed after the Musée de Cluny and the Sorbonne.
• Colonel FabienNamed after the place du Colonel-Fabien, which honours Pierre Georges, known as Colonel Fabien (1919–1944).
• CommerceNamed after the rue du Commerce, under which it lies.
• ConcordeNamed after the place de la Concorde, the largest square in Paris.
• ConventionNamed after the rue de la Convention, after the National Convention.
• Corentin CariouNamed after Corentin Cariou (1898–1942), a Communist city councillor shot by the Nazis.
• Corentin CeltonNamed after Corentin Celton (1901–1943), a hospital worker and Resistance fighter.
• CorvisartNamed after the rue Corvisart, which honours Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755–1821).
• Coteaux BeauclairNamed after Coteaux-Beauclair, a district of Rosny-sous-Bois.
• Cour Saint-ÉmilionNamed after the cour Saint-Émilion, a lane of the old Bercy wine warehouses.
• CourcellesNamed after the boulevard and rue de Courcelles, after the hamlet of Courcelles.
• CouronnesNamed after the rue des Couronnes, after an old place called les Couronnes sous Savies.
• Créteil – L'ÉchatNamed after the town of Créteil and the Échat business district, after the old chemin de l'Échat.
• Créteil – PréfectureNamed after the town of Créteil and the prefecture of the Val-de-Marne département.
• Créteil – UniversitéNamed after the town of Créteil and the Université Paris-Est-Créteil.
• CriméeNamed after the rue de Crimée, which commemorates the Crimean War.
• Croix de ChavauxNamed after an old crossroads with a cross, where coach horses were changed.

D

• DanubeNamed after the place du Danube, renamed place Rhin-et-Danube in 1951.
• DaumesnilNamed after the avenue Daumesnil, which honours General Pierre Daumesnil (1776–1832).
• Denfert-RochereauNamed after the place Denfert-Rochereau, which honours Colonel Aristide Denfert-Rochereau (1823–1878).
• DugommierNamed after the rue Dugommier, which honours General Jacques François Dugommier (1738–1794).
• DupleixNamed after the rue Dupleix, which honours Joseph François Dupleix (1697–1763).
• DurocNamed after the rue Duroc, which honours General Géraud Duroc (1772–1813).

E

• École MilitaireNamed after the place de l’École-Militaire, beside the École militaire.
• École Vétérinaire de Maisons-AlfortNamed after the École nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, the veterinary school in Maisons-Alfort.
• Edgar QuinetNamed after the boulevard Edgar-Quinet, which honours Edgar Quinet (1803–1875).
• Église d'AuteuilNamed after the church of Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil, named after the old village of Auteuil.
• Église de PantinNamed after the church of Pantin, next to the station.
• Esplanade de la DéfenseNamed after the esplanade of La Défense, on whose eastern side it lies.
• Étienne MarcelNamed after the rue Étienne-Marcel, after the medieval provost of the merchants.
• EuropeNamed after the place de l'Europe, in the heart of the Europe quarter.
• ExelmansNamed after the boulevard Exelmans, which honours Rémy Exelmans (1775–1852).

F

• Faidherbe – ChalignyNamed after the rue Faidherbe and the rue Chaligny.
• FalguièreNamed after the rue Falguière, which honours Alexandre Falguière (1831–1900).
• Félix FaureNamed after the avenue Félix-Faure, which honours Félix Faure (1841–1899).
• Filles du CalvaireNamed after the rue and boulevard des Filles-du-Calvaire, after an old convent.
• Fort d'AubervilliersNamed after the fort of Aubervilliers nearby.
• Franklin D. RooseveltNamed after the avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt, which honours the American president.
• Front PopulaireNamed after the place du Front-Populaire, which recalls the left-wing government of 1936–1938.

G

• Gabriel PériNamed after the avenue Gabriel-Péri, which honours Gabriel Péri (1902–1941).
• GaîtéNamed after the rue de la Gaîté ('cheerfulness'), a street of taverns and theatres.
• GallieniNamed after the avenue Gallieni in Bagnolet, which honours Joseph Gallieni (1849–1916).
• GambettaNamed after the place and avenue Gambetta, which honour Léon Gambetta (1838–1882).
• Gare d'AusterlitzNamed after the Austerlitz railway station, after the Austerlitz district and Napoleon's victory.
• Gare de l'EstNamed after the Gare de l'Est, the railway station for eastern France.
• Gare de LyonNamed after the Gare de Lyon, the railway station for Lyon and the south-east.
• Gare du NordNamed after the Gare du Nord, the railway station for northern France.
• GaribaldiNamed after the rue Garibaldi, which honours Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882).
• George VNamed after the avenue George-V, which honours King George V of the United Kingdom (1865–1936).
• GlacièreNamed after the rue de la Glacière, after the hamlet of La Glacière ('ice house').
• GoncourtNamed after the rue des Goncourt, which honours the brothers Edmond (1822–1896) and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt.
• Grands BoulevardsNamed after the Grands Boulevards, laid out where the old city walls stood.
• Guy MôquetNamed after the rue Guy-Môquet, which honours Guy Môquet (1924–1941), a young Communist shot by the Nazis.

H

• Havre – CaumartinNamed after the rue du Havre and the rue de Caumartin.
• HocheNamed after the rue Hoche in Pantin, which honours General Lazare Hoche (1768–1797).
• Hôpital BicêtreNamed after the nearby hôpital Bicêtre.
• Hôtel de VilleNamed after the Hôtel de Ville, the Paris city hall.

I

• IénaNamed after the place and avenue d'Iéna, which recall Napoleon's victory at Jena.
• InvalidesNamed after the Hôtel des Invalides.

J

• Jacques BonsergentNamed after Jacques Bonsergent (1912–1940), the first civilian shot by the Germans in occupied Paris.
• JasminNamed after the rue Jasmin, which honours the poet Jacques Boé, known as Jasmin (1798–1864).
• JaurèsNamed after the socialist leader Jean Jaurès (1859–1914), the day after his assassination.
• Javel – André CitroënNamed after the Javel quarter and the quai André-Citroën.
• JourdainNamed after the rue du Jourdain ('Jordan'), which leads to the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville.
• Jules JoffrinNamed after the place Jules-Joffrin, which honours Jules Joffrin (1846–1890).
• JussieuNamed after the place and rue Jussieu, which honour the botanist Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu (1748–1836).

K

• KléberNamed after the avenue Kléber, which honours General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753–1800).

L

• L'Haÿ-les-RosesNamed after the town of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, which added 'les Roses' to its name in 1914.
• La ChapelleNamed after the old village of La Chapelle, which grew up around an oratory of Saint Denis.
• La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945Named after the place du 8-Mai-1945 in La Courneuve.
• La DéfenseNamed after the La Défense business district, after a statue of the defence of Paris.
• La DhuysNamed after the rue de la Dhuys, after the river Dhuis.
• La Fourche'La Fourche' means 'the fork', the Y-shaped crossroads above the station.
• La Motte-Picquet – GrenelleNamed after the avenue de La Motte-Picquet and the boulevard de Grenelle.
• La MuetteNamed after the chaussée and quarter of La Muette, after the Château de la Muette.
• La Tour-MaubourgNamed after the boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg, which honours the Marquis de Latour-Maubourg (1768–1850).
• Lamarck – CaulaincourtNamed after the rue Lamarck and the rue Caulaincourt.
• LaumièreNamed after the avenue de Laumière, which honours General Clément Vernhet de Laumière (1812–1863).
• Le Kremlin-BicêtreNamed after the town of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
• Le PeletierNamed after the rue Le Peletier, which honours Louis Le Peletier de Mortefontaine (1730–1799).
• Ledru-RollinNamed after the avenue Ledru-Rollin, which honours Alexandre Ledru-Rollin (1807–1874).
• Les AgnettesNamed after Les Agnettes, the locality where it stands.
• Les GobelinsNamed after the manufacture des Gobelins, the tapestry works named after a family of dyers.
• Les HallesNamed after Les Halles, the central food market of Paris for centuries.
• Les SablonsNamed after the boulevard des Sablons, after the old plain of Les Sablons ('sands').
• LibertéNamed after the avenue de la Liberté in Charenton-le-Pont, after the first word of the French motto.
• LiègeNamed after the Belgian city of Liège, to honour its resistance in 1914.
• Louis BlancNamed after the rue Louis-Blanc, which honours Louis Blanc (1811–1882).
• Louise MichelNamed after Louise Michel (1830–1905), the schoolteacher and heroine of the Paris Commune.
• LourmelNamed after the rue de Lourmel, which honours General Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel (1811–1854).
• Louvre – RivoliNamed after the rue du Louvre and the rue de Rivoli.

M

• MabillonNamed after the rue Mabillon, which honours the Benedictine monk Jean Mabillon (1632–1707).
• MadeleineNamed after the place de la Madeleine and its church, dedicated to Mary Magdalene.
• Mairie d'AubervilliersNamed after the town hall of Aubervilliers, on the place de la Mairie above it.
• Mairie d'IssyNamed after the town hall of Issy-les-Moulineaux.
• Mairie d'IvryNamed after the town hall of Ivry-sur-Seine.
• Mairie de ClichyNamed after the town hall of Clichy, about a hundred metres away.
• Mairie de MontreuilNamed after the town hall of Montreuil, built in the 1930s.
• Mairie de MontrougeNamed after the town hall of Montrouge, right next to the station.
• Mairie de Saint-OuenNamed after the town hall of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
• Mairie des LilasNamed after the town hall of Les Lilas ('the lilacs').
• Maison BlancheNamed after the Maison-Blanche quarter, after a hamlet named for an inn, the Maison Blanche ('white house').
• Maisons-Alfort – Les JuilliottesNamed after the town of Maisons-Alfort and the quarter of Les Juilliottes.
• Maisons-Alfort – StadeNamed after the town of Maisons-Alfort and the old stade de la Suze, a stadium that stood next to it.
• Malakoff – Plateau de VanvesNamed after the towns of Malakoff and Vanves and the Plateau de Vanves quarter.
• Malakoff – Rue Étienne DoletNamed after the town of Malakoff and the rue Étienne-Dolet.
• MalesherbesNamed after the boulevard Malesherbes, which honours Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721–1794).
• MaraîchersNamed after the rue des Maraîchers ('market gardeners').
• Marcadet – PoissonniersNamed after the rue Marcadet and the rue des Poissonniers.
• Marcel SembatNamed after the place Marcel-Sembat, which honours Marcel Sembat (1862–1922).
• Marx DormoyNamed after the rue Marx-Dormoy, which honours Marx Dormoy (1888–1941).
• Maubert – MutualitéNamed after the place Maubert and the Maison de la Mutualité.
• MénilmontantNamed after the boulevard and rue de Ménilmontant, after the old village of Ménilmontant.
• Michel BizotNamed after the avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot, which honours General Michel Bizot (1795–1855).
• Michel-Ange – AuteuilNamed after the rue Michel-Ange and the rue d'Auteuil.
• Michel-Ange – MolitorNamed after the rue Michel-Ange and the rue Molitor.
• MirabeauNamed after the rue and pont Mirabeau, which honour the Count of Mirabeau (1749–1791).
• MiromesnilNamed after the rue de Miromesnil, which honours Armand Thomas Hue de Miromesnil (1723–1796).
• MonceauNamed after the parc Monceau, after the old village of Monceau.
• MontgalletNamed after the rue Montgallet, after a landowner or a local place name.
• Montparnasse – BienvenüeNamed after the Montparnasse quarter and Fulgence Bienvenüe, the engineer who created the Paris metro.
• Montreuil – HôpitalNamed after the town of Montreuil and the André-Grégoire hospital.
• Mouton-DuvernetNamed after the rue Mouton-Duvernet, which honours General Mouton-Duvernet.

N

• NationNamed after the place de la Nation, so called since 1880 in honour of the national holiday, 14 July.
• NationaleNamed after the rue Nationale, which recalls the National Guard.
• Notre-Dame-de-LoretteNamed after the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and the street named after it.
• Notre-Dame-des-ChampsNamed after the rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs ('Our Lady of the Fields').

O

• OberkampfNamed after the rue Oberkampf, which honours Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738–1815).
• OdéonNamed after the carrefour de l'Odéon, near the Odéon theatre.
• OlympiadesNamed after Les Olympiades, a housing estate whose towers bear the names of Olympic cities.
• OpéraNamed after the Opéra Garnier, the opera house designed by Charles Garnier.
• OurcqNamed after the rue de l'Ourcq, which crosses the canal de l'Ourcq.

P

• Palais Royal – Musée du LouvreNamed after the Palais-Royal and the Louvre museum.
• ParmentierNamed after the avenue Parmentier, which honours Antoine Parmentier (1737–1813).
• PassyNamed after the former quai de Passy, which recalled the village of Passy.
• PasteurNamed after Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), whose institute is nearby.
• PelleportNamed after the rue Pelleport, which honours General Pierre de Pelleport (1773–1855).
• Père LachaiseNamed after the Père-Lachaise cemetery, next to the station.
• PereireNamed after the boulevard Pereire, which honours the brothers Émile (1800–1875) and Isaac (1806–1880) Pereire.
• PernetyNamed after the rue Pernety, which honours General Joseph Marie de Pernety (1766–1856).
• Philippe AugusteNamed after the avenue Philippe-Auguste, which honours King Philip II Augustus (reigned 1180–1223).
• PicpusNamed after the boulevard de Picpus and the quarter of Picpus.
• Pierre et Marie CurieNamed after the physicists Pierre (1859–1906) and Marie Curie (1867–1934).
• PigalleNamed after the place Pigalle and the rue Jean-Baptiste-Pigalle, which honour the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785).
• Place d'ItalieNamed after the place d'Italie, where the road from Paris to Italy began.
• Place de ClichyNamed after the place de Clichy, on the site of the old Clichy tollgate.
• Place des FêtesNamed after the place des Fêtes ('square of festivities') of the old village of Belleville.
• Place MongeNamed after the place and rue Monge, which honour the mathematician Gaspard Monge (1746–1818).
• PlaisanceNamed after the Plaisance quarter, which recalls the old hamlet of Plaisance ('pleasure').
• Pointe du LacNamed after the Pointe du Lac district of Créteil, at the tip of the Créteil lake.
• PoissonnièreNamed after the rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, part of the old fishmongers' road.
• Pont CardinetNamed after the pont Cardinet, where the rue Cardinet crosses the Saint-Lazare railway tracks.
• Pont de Levallois – BéconNamed after the pont de Levallois and the Bécon quarter of Courbevoie across the Seine.
• Pont de NeuillyNamed after the Neuilly bridge over the Seine.
• Pont de SèvresNamed after the pont de Sèvres, the bridge across the Seine to the town of Sèvres.
• Pont MarieNamed after the pont Marie, which takes its name from the engineer Christophe Marie.
• Pont NeufNamed after the Pont Neuf ('new bridge'), in fact the oldest bridge in Paris still standing.
• Porte d'AuteuilNamed after the porte d'Auteuil, which recalls the old village of Auteuil.
• Porte d'ItalieNamed after the porte d'Italie, the gate on the road from Paris to Italy.
• Porte d'IvryNamed after the porte d'Ivry, the gate on the road to Ivry-sur-Seine.
• Porte d'OrléansNamed after the porte d'Orléans, where the road from Orléans has always arrived.
• Porte DauphineNamed after the Porte Dauphine, after Marie Antoinette when she was wife of the dauphin.
• Porte de BagnoletNamed after the porte de Bagnolet, the gate next to the town of Bagnolet.
• Porte de ChamperretNamed after the porte de Champerret, which recalls the hamlet of Champerret.
• Porte de CharentonNamed after the Porte de Charenton, the gate on the road to Charenton.
• Porte de ChoisyNamed after the Porte de Choisy, the gate on the road to Choisy-le-Roi.
• Porte de ClichyNamed after the Porte de Clichy, the gate on the road to Clichy.
• Porte de ClignancourtNamed after the Porte de Clignancourt, after the hamlet of Clignancourt.
• Porte de la ChapelleNamed after the porte de la Chapelle, at the end of the rue de la Chapelle.
• Porte de la VilletteNamed after the porte de la Villette, which recalls the former village of La Villette.
• Porte de MontreuilNamed after the Porte de Montreuil, the gate facing the town of Montreuil.
• Porte de PantinNamed after the Porte de Pantin, the gate that opened on the town of Pantin.
• Porte de Saint-CloudNamed after the Porte de Saint-Cloud, which takes its name from the town of Saint-Cloud.
• Porte de Saint-OuenNamed after the Porte de Saint-Ouen, the gate on the road to Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
• Porte de VanvesNamed after the porte de Vanves, one of the old gates of Paris.
• Porte de VersaillesNamed after the porte de Versailles, the gate on the road to Versailles.
• Porte de VincennesNamed after the porte de Vincennes, the gate towards Vincennes.
• Porte des LilasNamed after the porte des Lilas, the gate leading to the town of Les Lilas.
• Porte DoréeNamed after the Porte Dorée ('golden gate') at the edge of the Bois de Vincennes.
• Porte MaillotNamed after the porte Maillot, once a gate of the Bois de Boulogne rather than of Paris.
• Pré-Saint-GervaisNamed after the rue du Pré-Saint-Gervais, near the gate to the town of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais.
• PyramidesNamed after the rue des Pyramides, which recalls the Battle of the Pyramids.
• PyrénéesNamed after the rue des Pyrénées, which takes its name from the mountain range.

Q

• Quai de la GareNamed after the quai de la Gare, after a planned river dock.
• Quai de la RapéeNamed after the quai de la Rapée, after Monsieur de la Rapée.
• Quatre Septembre'Quatre Septembre' means 'Fourth of September': the day the Third Republic was proclaimed in 1870.

R

• RambuteauNamed after the rue Rambuteau, after Claude-Philibert de Rambuteau.
• RanelaghNamed after the rue du Ranelagh, which leads to the Ranelagh garden.
• RaspailNamed after the boulevard Raspail, which honours François-Vincent Raspail (1794–1878).
• Réaumur – SébastopolNamed after the rue Réaumur and the boulevard de Sébastopol.
• RennesNamed after the rue de Rennes, named after the city of Rennes in Brittany.
• RépubliqueNamed after the place de la République.
• Reuilly – DiderotNamed after the rue de Reuilly and the boulevard Diderot.
• Richard-LenoirNamed after the boulevard Richard-Lenoir, after the manufacturer François Richard.
• Richelieu – DrouotNamed after the rue de Richelieu and the rue Drouot.
• RiquetNamed after the rue Riquet, which honours Pierre-Paul Riquet, creator of the Canal du Midi.
• RobespierreNamed after the rue Robespierre in Montreuil.
• Romainville – CarnotNamed after the town of Romainville and the place Carnot, after President Sadi Carnot.
• RomeNamed after the rue de Rome, which honours the Italian capital.
• Rosny-Bois-PerrierNamed after the Bois-Perrier district of Rosny-sous-Bois.
• Rue de la PompeNamed after the rue de la Pompe, after the pump that supplied water to the château de la Muette.
• Rue des BouletsNamed after the rue des Boulets.
• Rue du Bac'Bac' means 'ferry': the street led to a ferry across the Seine.
• Rue Saint-MaurNamed after the rue Saint-Maur, an old road to the abbey of Saint-Maur.

S

• Saint-AmbroiseNamed after the church and rue Saint-Ambroise, which honour Ambrose of Milan.
• Saint-AugustinNamed after the place Saint-Augustin and its church, dedicated to Augustine of Hippo.
• Saint-Denis – Porte de ParisNamed after the town of Saint-Denis and its place de la Porte-de-Paris.
• Saint-Denis – UniversitéNamed after the town of Saint-Denis and Paris 8 University, right next to it.
• Saint-Denis PleyelNamed after the town of Saint-Denis and the Pleyel district, after the piano maker Ignace Pleyel.
• Saint-FargeauNamed after the place and rue Saint-Fargeau, after Louis-Michel Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau.
• Saint-François-XavierNamed after the church of Saint-François-Xavier, dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier.
• Saint-GeorgesNamed after the place Saint-Georges, at the end of the rue Saint-Georges.
• Saint-Germain-des-PrésNamed after the square and church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, once part of a royal abbey.
• Saint-JacquesNamed after the old faubourg Saint-Jacques.
• Saint-LazareNamed after the Gare Saint-Lazare and the rue Saint-Lazare.
• Saint-MandéNamed after the town of Saint-Mandé, where it lies.
• Saint-MarcelNamed after the boulevard Saint-Marcel, which crosses the old faubourg Saint-Marcel.
• Saint-MichelNamed after the place Saint-Michel, at the north end of the boulevard of the same name.
• Saint-OuenNamed after the town of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine and its RER station.
• Saint-PaulNamed after the rue Saint-Paul and the church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis.
• Saint-Philippe-du-RouleNamed after the church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, dedicated to the apostle Philip.
• Saint-PlacideNamed after the rue Saint-Placide, after Saint Placidus, a disciple of Saint Benedict.
• Saint-Sébastien – FroissartNamed after the rue Saint-Sébastien and the rue Froissart.
• Saint-SulpiceNamed after the rue Saint-Sulpice, which runs along the church of Saint-Sulpice.
• SégurNamed after the avenue de Ségur, after Marshal Philippe Henri de Ségur.
• SentierNamed after the rue du Sentier, which gave its name to the Sentier quarter.
• Serge GainsbourgNamed after the singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991).
• Sèvres – BabyloneNamed after the rue de Sèvres and the rue de Babylone.
• Sèvres-LecourbeNamed after the rue de Sèvres and the rue Lecourbe.
• SimplonNamed after the rue du Simplon, after the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps.
• SolférinoNamed after the rue de Solférino, which recalls the Battle of Solferino.
• StalingradNamed after the place de Stalingrad, which recalls the Battle of Stalingrad.
• Strasbourg – Saint-DenisNamed after the boulevard de Strasbourg and the porte Saint-Denis.
• Sully – MorlandNamed after the pont de Sully and the boulevard Morland.

T

• TélégrapheNamed after the rue du Télégraphe, after Claude Chappe's optical telegraph.
• TempleNamed after the rue du Temple, which recalls the Knights Templar.
• TernesNamed after the place des Ternes, which recalls the old hamlet of Les Ternes.
• Thiais – OrlyNamed after the towns of Thiais and Orly.
• TolbiacNamed after the rue de Tolbiac, which recalls the Battle of Tolbiac.
• Trinité – d'Estienne d'OrvesNamed after the church of the Holy Trinity and Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves.
• TrocadéroNamed after the place du Trocadéro, which recalls the Battle of the Trocadero.
• TuileriesNamed after the Tuileries garden, laid out where tile works once stood.

V

• VaneauNamed after the rue Vaneau, after Louis Vaneau (1811–1830).
• VarenneNamed after the rue de Varenne, a street known for its government buildings.
• VaugirardNamed after the rue de Vaugirard, which led to the old village of Vaugirard.
• VavinNamed after the rue Vavin, after Alexis Vavin (1792–1863).
• Victor HugoNamed after the place and avenue Victor-Hugo, after the writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885).
• Villejuif – Gustave RoussyNamed after the town of Villejuif and the Gustave Roussy cancer institute.
• Villejuif – Léo LagrangeNamed after the town of Villejuif and the politician Léo Lagrange (1900–1940).
• Villejuif – Louis AragonNamed after the town of Villejuif and a street named after Louis Aragon.
• Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-CouturierNamed after the town of Villejuif and the avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier.
• VilliersNamed after the avenue de Villiers, which recalls the old village of Villiers-la-Garenne.
• VolontairesNamed after the rue des Volontaires.
• VoltaireNamed after the boulevard Voltaire, after the writer and philosopher.

W

• WagramNamed after the avenue de Wagram, which recalls the Battle of Wagram.