The station opened on 9 November 1976 as part of the extension of line 13 from Porte de Vanves and Châtillon - Montrouge. It is named after Malakoff and the street of Rue Étienne Dolet, named after Etienne Dolet (1509–1546). He was a printer, humanist and author of Remarks on the Latin language and poetry. He published Clément Marot and François Rabelais. He was convicted of heresy and was strangled and burned in Paris.
toward Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis – Université (Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves)
