Les Sablons (Paris Métro)

Les Sablons Jardin d'Acclimatation
Date opened	29 April 1937 (1937)
Accesses	52, av. Charles de Gaulle 70, av. Charles de Gaulle 85, av. Charles de Gaulle 103, av. Charles de Gaulle
Municipality/ Arrondissement	Neuilly-sur-Seine
Fare zone	2
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 1 Direction La Défense Direction Château de Vincennes Pont de Neuilly Porte Maillot
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Location of metro station

Les Sablons (Jardin d'Acclimatation) is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 in the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine. It is named for the Plaine des Sablons, so called because sand was extracted there for use in construction. The panels indicating the name of the station have "Jardin d'acclimatation" as their second line, due to the nearby garden.

History

King Louis XVI granted a small area of sandy ground of the Château de la Muette's estate at les Sablons to Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737–1813) to demonstrate the growing of potatoes, which had previously not been considered as safe for human consumption in Europe, outside of Ireland. Indeed, they were considered to be a source of leprosy among other things^{[citation needed]}. Parmentier carried out a series of publicity stunts, which led to the acceptance of potatoes in France and then throughout Europe.

The station was opened in 1937 when Line 1 was expanded from Porte Maillot to Pont de Neuilly and the "avenue Neuilly" was renamed "avenue Charles de Gaulle".

Layout

Side Platform

towards La Défense – Grande Arche

towards Château de Vincennes

Side Platform

Places of interest

Nearby on the northern edge of the Bois de Boulogne are the Musée national des Arts et Traditions populaires and the Jardin d'Acclimatation. One of the exits is in front of the private gate into the offices of the M6 television channel.

Gallery

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  MP 89 rolling stock arriving at Les Sablons. Note the automatic platform gates on the westbound platform

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  Eastbound view at Les Sablons prior to the Line 1 automation programme