Nationale (Paris Métro)

Nationale
Paris Métro station
Location	13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′59″N 2°21′46″E / 48.833183°N 2.362718°E / 48.833183; 2.362718Coordinates: 48°49′59″N 2°21′46″E / 48.833183°N 2.362718°E / 48.833183; 2.362718
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 March 1909 (1909-03)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Place d'Italie toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Chevaleret toward Nation
Location
Nationale Location within Paris

Nationale is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 at the intersection of the Rue Nationale and the Boulevard Vincent Auriol in the 13th arrondissement.

The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of line 6 from Place d'Italie to Nation (although part of line 5—some dating back to 2 October 1900—was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942). It is named after the Rue Nationale, which commemorates the National Guard. This was a middle-class militia created on 13 July 1789 for the maintenance of law and order in Paris. Next day, it took part in the storming of the Bastille.