Edgar Quinet (Paris Métro)

Edgar Quinet
Paris Métro station
Location	14th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′28″N 2°19′30″E / 48.841048°N 2.325084°E / 48.841048; 2.325084Coordinates: 48°50′28″N 2°19′30″E / 48.841048°N 2.325084°E / 48.841048; 2.325084
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	April 24th 1906 (1906-04-24)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Montparnasse - Bienvenüe toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Raspail toward Nation
Location
Edgar Quinet Location within Paris

Edgar Quinet is a station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 at the intersection of the Boulevard Edgar-Quinet, the Rue du Montparnasse and the Rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement.

The station opened as part of the former Line 2 South on 24 April 1906, when it was extended from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907 Line 2 South was incorporated into Line 5. It was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942. It is named after the Boulevard Edgar Quinet, named after Edgar Quinet (1803–1875), a historian and intellectual who wrote on German history, Christianity and other subjects. The station was the location of the Barrière Montparnasse (known as the Barrière d'Arcueil during the French Revolution), a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the nineteenth century.

Nearby are the districts of Montparnasse and Montparnasse Cemetery.