Laumière station takes its name from nearby Avenue de Laumière, itself named after Jean de Laumière, an 18th-century landowner whose family once held property in this part of what was then the old village of La Villette, long before it became part of Paris.
Opened in 1910 as part of the original Line 5 extension, the station has been serving Parisians for well over a century. Its distinctive red Métro sign remains one of those instantly recognisable symbols of the city, standing above the entrance like a small landmark of everyday travel.
Close to the Bassin de la Villette and not far from Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Laumière sits in a lively residential quarter where cafés, local shops, and broad avenues give the 19th neighbourhood its own quiet identity.
Monday for the Metro celebrates these familiar entrances to Paris, where every station has its own small story beneath the streets.
Happy Monday everyone!
“Every journey begins somewhere — in Paris, it often begins underground.”
Part of the “Metro Mondays” Series
Each Monday, we travel beneath Paris — tracing its stories, moods, and motion through the tunnels that carry the week into being.
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