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| Location | 16, boul. de Clichy 26, boul. de Clichy 18th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°52′56″N 2°20′15″E / 48.882255°N 2.337573°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 October 1902 (Line 2) 8 April 1911 (Line 12) | |||||||||||||||
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Pigalle (French pronunciation: [piɡal]) is a station on lines 2 and 12 of the Paris Métro, named after the Place Pigalle, which commemorates the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714–1785) on the border of the 9th and the 18th arrondissement. The station is located under the Boulevard de Clichy in Montmartre and serves the famous Pigalle red-light district.