Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris Métro)

Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Paris Métro station
Location	147, boul. Saint-Germain 168 bis, boul. Saint-Germain 6th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′14″N 2°20′00″E / 48.85389°N 2.33333°E / 48.85389; 2.33333Coordinates: 48°51′14″N 2°20′00″E / 48.85389°N 2.33333°E / 48.85389; 2.33333
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Saint-Sulpice toward Mairie de Montrouge Odéon toward Porte de Clignancourt
Location
Saint-Germain-des-Prés Location within Paris

Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a station on line 4 of the Paris Métro, serving the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area in the heart of the Left Bank in the 6th arrondissement.

The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Place Saint-Germain and the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, dedicated on 23 December 558 by the son of Clovis, Childebert I (ruled 511–558), at the request of St. Germain, Bishop of Paris. Childebert died the same day and was buried in it. More than a thousand years later the remains of the philosopher René Descartes were also buried in it. The expression "des-Prés" refers to the Prés aux Clercs ("fields of the scholars") used for the erection of buildings to house the University of Paris.

Nearby are the Left Bank, the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots (café).

Street-level entrance at Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Line 4 platforms at Saint-Germain-des-Prés