Maraîchers (Paris Métro)

Maraîchers
Paris Métro station
Location	20th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′10″N 2°24′25″E / 48.852851°N 2.40699°E / 48.852851; 2.40699Coordinates: 48°51′10″N 2°24′25″E / 48.852851°N 2.40699°E / 48.852851; 2.40699
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Buzenval toward Pont de Sèvres Porte de Montreuil toward Mairie de Montreuil
Location
Maraîchers Location within Paris

Maraîchers is a station of the Paris Métro, on the Rue des Maraîchers. The station was opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. The name of the street, Rue des Maraîchers is French for "street of the market-gardeners". Until the 20th century the hills of Belleville and Montreuil were cultivated by many market-gardeners, whose most famous products were the "peaches of Montreuil".