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École Militaire
École Militaire
Paris Métro station
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General information
Location	7th arrondissement of Paris; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°51′18″N 2°18′24″E / 48.85511°N 2.306737°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
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Fare zone	1
History
Opened	13 July 1913
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École Militaire (French pronunciation: [ekɔl militɛːʁ]) is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro. It is located north of and named after the École militaire in the 7th arrondissement.

Location

The station is located under Avenue de La Motte-Picquet, northeast of Place de l'École-Militaire. Oriented on a north-east/south-west axis, it is positioned between the La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle and La Tour-Maubourg Métro stations, but is separated from the latter by the current Champ de Mars ghost station.

History

The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels, which is on Line 10) and Opéra.

It owes its name to its location north of the École militaire, at the end of the south-eastern perspective of the Champ de Mars. It was founded in 1750 on the proposal of the financier Joseph Paris Duverney, with the support of Madame de Pompadour, with the aim of creating an academic college for cadets of humble origins. On the grounds of the Grenelle farm, developed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, construction began in 1752, but the school did not open until 1760. It received young Bonaparte as a pupil in 1784. Nowadays, the École militaire brings together all higher military education organisations.

From the 1950s until the 2000s, the station's walls were covered with a metallic panels with green horizontal uprights and golden and illuminated advertising frames. Subsequently, this arrangement was supplemented by Motte style seats, first in yellow, then green for colorimetric uniformity. As part of the RATP Renouveau du métro programme, the station corridors were renovated on 25 June 2004, then the platforms in 2007, resulting in the removal of their metal bodywork.^[1] This latest modernisation was completed in 2008.

On 9 October 2019, half of the nameplates on the station platforms were temporarily replaced by the RATP in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Asterix and Obelix, as in eleven other stations.^[2] Taking up in particular the characteristic typography of the comic strip by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, École Militaire was humorously renamed École Légionnaire in reference to the tenth book in the series, Astérix Légionnaire.

In 2019, 4,468,169 riders entered the station, which placed it at the 99th position out of 302 Métro stations for its use.^[3]

Passenger services

Access

The station has three entrances:

Entrance 1: Avenue Bosquet–Tour Eiffel, consisting of a fixed staircase adorned with a Dervaux candelabra, leading to 42 Avenue de La Motte-Picquet;
Entrance 2: Avenue Duquesne–Hôtel des Invalides, consisting of a fixed staircase, located to the right of 41 Avenue de La Motte-Picquet;
Entrance 3: Avenue de la Motte-Picquet, made up of an escalating escalator allowing only an exit from the platform in the direction of Balard, located opposite no. 36 of this avenue.

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Line 8 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle)
	Eastbound	toward Créteil–Pointe du Lac (La Tour-Maubourg) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

École Militaire is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks. Established flush with the ground, the ceiling is made up of a metal deck, the silver-coloured beams of which are supported by vertical walls. The bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The metal advertising frames are tilted and the name of the station is inscribed in Parisine font on enamelled plates. The seats, in Akiko style, are green. The lighting is semi-direct, projected onto the walls, the advertising frames and the first row of ceiling vaults.

Bus connections

The station is served by lines 28, 80, 82, 86 and 92 of the RATP bus network.

References

^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "VIDÉOS. Pour les 60 ans d'Astérix, des stations du métro de Paris renommées et décorées". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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

[1] "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[2] "VIDÉOS. Pour les 60 ans d'Astérix, des stations du métro de Paris renommées et décorées". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[3] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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-'''École Militaire''' is a [[metro station|station]] on [[Paris Métro Line 8|line 8]] of the [[Paris Métro]] near the [[École Militaire]] (military school).
+'''École Militaire''' ({{IPA|fr|ekɔl militɛːʁ}}) is a [[Metro station|station]] on [[Paris Métro Line 8|Line 8]] of the [[Paris Métro]]. It is located north of and named after the [[École militaire]] in the [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th arrondissement]].
+==Location==
-The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of [[Paris Métro Line 8|Line 8]] between [[Charles Michels (Paris Métro)|Beaugrenelle]] (now ''Charles Michels'', which is now on [[Paris Métro Line 10|line 10]]) and [[Opéra (Paris Métro)|Opéra]].
+[[File:Station métro Ecole-Militaire- IMG 3387.jpg|thumb|left|Station entrance]]
+The station is located under Avenue de La Motte-Picquet, northeast of Place de l'École-Militaire. Oriented on a north-east/south-west axis, it is positioned between the La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle and La Tour-Maubourg Métro stations, but is separated from the latter by the current [[Champ de Mars (Paris Métro)|Champ de Mars]] ghost station.
-==Station layout==
+==History==
+The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of [[Paris Métro Line 8|Line 8]] between [[Charles Michels (Paris Métro)|Beaugrenelle]] (now Charles Michels, which is on [[Paris Métro Line 10|Line 10]]) and [[Opéra (Paris Métro)|Opéra]].
+It owes its name to its location north of the [[École militaire]], at the end of the south-eastern perspective of the [[Champ de Mars]]. It was founded in 1750 on the proposal of the financier [[Joseph Paris Duverney]], with the support of [[Madame de Pompadour]], with the aim of creating an academic college for cadets of humble origins. On the grounds of the Grenelle farm, developed by [[Ange-Jacques Gabriel]], construction began in 1752, but the school did not open until 1760. It received young [[Napoleon|Bonaparte]] as a pupil in 1784. Nowadays, the École militaire brings together all higher military education organisations.
+From the 1950s until the 2000s, the station's walls were covered with a metallic panels with green horizontal uprights and golden and illuminated advertising frames. Subsequently, this arrangement was supplemented by Motte style seats, first in yellow, then green for colorimetric uniformity. As part of the RATP ''Renouveau du métro'' programme, the station corridors were renovated on 25 June 2004, then the platforms in 2007, resulting in the removal of their metal bodywork.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro|url=https://www.symbioz.net/index.php?id=42|access-date=12 April 2021|website=www.symbioz.net}}</ref> This latest modernisation was completed in 2008.
+On 9 October 2019, half of the nameplates on the station platforms were temporarily replaced by the RATP in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of [[Asterix|Asterix and Obelix]], as in eleven other stations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIDÉOS. Pour les 60 ans d'Astérix, des stations du métro de Paris renommées et décorées|url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/paris_75056/videos-60-ans-dasterix-stations-metro-paris-renommees-decorees_28277842.html|access-date=12 April 2021|website=actu.fr|language=fr}}</ref> Taking up in particular the characteristic typography of the comic strip by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, École Militaire was humorously renamed ''École Légionnaire'' in reference to the tenth book in the series, ''[[Asterix the Legionary|Astérix Légionnaire]]''.
+In 2019, 4,468,169 riders entered the station, which placed it at the 99th position out of 302 Métro stations for its use.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019|url=https://dataratp2.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2019/table/?sort=-rang&q=ecole+militaire&refine.station=ECOLE+MILITAIRE|access-date=12 April 2021|website=dataratp2.opendatasoft.com|language=fr}}</ref>
+==Passenger services==
+===Access===
+The station has three entrances:
+* Entrance 1: ''Avenue Bosquet–Tour Eiffel'', consisting of a fixed staircase adorned with a Dervaux candelabra, leading to 42 Avenue de La Motte-Picquet;
+* Entrance 2: ''Avenue Duquesne–Hôtel des Invalides'', consisting of a fixed staircase, located to the right of 41 Avenue de La Motte-Picquet;
+* Entrance 3: ''Avenue de la Motte-Picquet'', made up of an escalating escalator allowing only an exit from the platform in the direction of Balard, located opposite no. 36 of this avenue.
+===Station layout===
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-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← [[File:Metro-M.svg|20px]] [[File:Paris m 8 jms.svg|20px]] toward [[Balard (Paris Métro)|Balard]] {{small|([[La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle (Paris Métro)|La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle]])}}
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← [[File:Metro-M.svg|20px]] [[File:Paris m 8 jms.svg|20px]] toward [[Balard (Paris Métro)|Balard]] {{small|([[La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle]])}}
 |-
 |Eastbound
-|{{0|→}} [[File:Metro-M.svg|20px]] [[File:Paris m 8 jms.svg|20px]] toward [[Pointe du Lac (Paris Métro)|Pointe du Lac]] {{small|([[La Tour-Maubourg (Paris Métro)|La Tour-Maubourg]])}} →
+|{{0|→}} [[File:Metro-M.svg|20px]] [[File:Paris m 8 jms.svg|20px]] toward [[Pointe du Lac (Paris Métro)|Créteil–Pointe du Lac]] {{small|([[La Tour-Maubourg (Paris Métro)|La Tour-Maubourg]])}} →
 |-
 |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
 |}
+===Platforms===
-{{commons category|École Militaire (Paris Metro)}}
+École Militaire is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks. Established flush with the ground, the ceiling is made up of a metal deck, the silver-coloured beams of which are supported by vertical walls. The bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The metal advertising frames are tilted and the name of the station is inscribed in [[Parisine]] font on enamelled plates. The seats, in Akiko style, are green. The lighting is semi-direct, projected onto the walls, the advertising frames and the first row of ceiling vaults.
+===Bus connections===
+The station is served by lines 28, 80, 82, 86 and 92 of the [[RATP bus network]].
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
-{{7th arrondissement of Paris}}
+{{commons category|École Militaire (Paris Metro)}}
+*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.
 {{Paris Metro/line 8}}
+{{7th arrondissement of Paris}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole Militaire (Paris Metro)}}
 [[Category:Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1913]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in France opened in 1913]]
-[[Category:1913 establishments in France]]
-{{Paris-metro-stub}}

v t e 7th arrondissement of Paris
Neighbourhoods	Faubourg Saint-Germain Quartier du Gros-Caillou
Primary and secondary schools	Lycée et collège Victor Duruy Établissement La Rochefoucauld Institut de l'Alma Lycée-collège Paul-Claudel Lycée d'Hulst Lycée Sainte-Jeanne Elisabeth Lycée Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin Lycée Thérèse-Chappuis Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci
Colleges and universities	American University of Paris Sciences Po
Landmarks	American Church in Paris Eiffel Tower Hôtel de Boisgelin Hôtel Matignon Les Invalides Musée de l'Armée Musée des Plans-Reliefs Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine Musée Maillol Musée de la Légion d'honneur Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération Musée du quai Branly Musée Rodin Musée Valentin Haüy Pont de l'Alma Pont des Invalides Taipei Representative Office in France
Paris Métro stations	Assemblée Nationale Champ de Mars Duroc École Militaire Invalides La Tour-Maubourg Rue du Bac Saint-François-Xavier Ségur Sèvres – Babylone Solférino Vaneau Varenne
Paris RER stations	Invalides