Voltaire (French pronunciation: [vɔltɛːʁ] ) is a station on Line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located under Place Léon Blum (formerly Place Voltaire) along with the town hall of the 11th arrondissement, which serves a lively district.

Voltaire
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MF 01 rolling stock at Voltaire in 2022
General information
Location11th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′28″N 2°22′48″E / 48.857803°N 2.380106°E / 48.857803; 2.380106
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Saint-Ambroise Line 9 Charonne
Location
Voltaire is located in Paris
Voltaire
Voltaire
Location within Paris

The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. It is named after Rue Voltaire, which itself is named after François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known under the pen name Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.

Station layout

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Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 9 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound     toward Pont de Sèvres (Saint-Ambroise)
Eastbound     toward Mairie de Montreuil (Charonne)
Side platform, doors will open on the right