Belleville is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 11.
The station is in the district of Belleville at the corner of the
10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements.
The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension
of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas).
The line 11 platforms opened as part of the original section of the line
from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935.
The station is named after the commune of Belleville that was annexed
by Paris in 1860.
It was the location of the Barrière de Belleville, a gate built for the
collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the
gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during the 19th century.
October 8, 2018