Les Sablons (Paris Métro)

Les Sablons
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Other names Jardin d'Acclimatation
Location 52, av. Charles de Gaulle
70, av. Charles de Gaulle
85, av. Charles de Gaulle
103, av. Charles de Gaulle
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°52′51″N 2°16′20″E / 48.88083°N 2.27222°E / 48.88083; 2.27222Coordinates: 48°52′51″N 2°16′20″E / 48.88083°N 2.27222°E / 48.88083; 2.27222
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 29 April 1937 (1937-04-29)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward La Défense
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1
Location
Les Sablons
Location within Paris

Les Sablons (Jardin d'Acclimatation) is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 in the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine. It is named for the Plaine des Sablons, so called because sand was extracted there for use in construction. The panels indicating the name of the station have "Jardin d'Acclimatation" as a subtitle, referring visitors to the nearby pleasure garden which the station serves, and which is linked to it by the present-day Boulevard des Sablons.

History

King Louis XVI granted a small area of sandy ground of the Château de la Muette's estate at les Sablons to Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737–1813) to demonstrate the growing of potatoes, which had previously not been considered as safe for human consumption in Europe, outside Ireland. Indeed, they were considered to be a source of leprosy among other things. Parmentier carried out a series of publicity stunts, which led to the acceptance of potatoes in France and then throughout Europe.

The station was opened in 1937 when Line 1 was expanded from Porte Maillot to Pont de Neuilly and the "avenue Neuilly" was renamed "avenue Charles de Gaulle".

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
B2
Platforms
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Westbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1 toward La Défense – Grande Arche (Pont de Neuilly)
Eastbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1 toward Château de Vincennes (Porte Maillot)
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Places of interest

Nearby on the northern edge of the Bois de Boulogne are the Musée national des Arts et Traditions populaires and the Jardin d'Acclimatation. One of the exits is in front of the private gate into the offices of the M6 television channel.

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References

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