Porte de la Villette station

Porte de la Villette Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Paris Métro station
The Northbound half-station in Porte de la Villette
General information
Location	19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°53′50″N 2°23′09″E / 48.89709°N 2.38588°E / 48.89709; 2.38588
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 November 1910; 114 years ago (1910-11-05)
Passengers
1,981,878 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Corentin Cariou towards Villejuif–Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry Line 7 Aubervilliers–Pantin–Quatre Chemins towards La Courneuve–8 mai 1945
Location Porte de la Villette Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie Location within Paris

Porte de la Villette (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də la vilɛt]) is a station of the Paris Métro. The origin of the commune of the Villette was a Gallo-Roman village, which grew up on the Roman road that led to eastern Flanders. About 1198, it became Ville Neuve Saint-Ladre and by 1426 it was called Villette-Saint-Miser-lez-Paris. The commune became a part of Paris in 1860. The nearby gate in Paris' 19th century walls hence became known as the Porte de la Villette.

The nearby Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, located in the Parc de la Villette, is the biggest science museum in Europe. The glass and steel building was designed by Peter Rice and it was opened in 1986.

The station is featured in Battlefield 3, in which it is featured in a multiplayer map.