Riquet (Paris Métro)

Riquet
Paris Métro station
Location	19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°E / 48.887880; 2.373578Coordinates: 48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°E / 48.887880; 2.373578
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 November 1910 (1910-11-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Stalingrad toward Villejuif - Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry Crimée toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945
Location
Riquet Location within Paris

Riquet is a station of the Paris Métro. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet (born Béziers, 1609; died Toulouse, 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681.

Nearby are la Villette Basin and the Canal de l'Ourcq.

Entrance at Riquet

Line 7 platforms at Riquet