Filles du Calvaire station

Filles du Calvaire (French pronunciation: [fij dy kalvɛːʁ]) is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro, at the limit between the 3rd and 11th arrondissements.

Filles du Calvaire
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	3rd and 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′51″N 2°21′58″E
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 towards Balard Line 8 Saint-Sébastien–Froissart towards Pointe du Lac
Location Filles du Calvaire Location within Paris

History

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton.

It is named after the Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, which is 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 before it was closed in the French Revolution.

Although named after the boulevard, it is located just north of it, under the Boulevard du Temple.

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

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

See also

• Cirque d'hiver, located just southeast of the station

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