Line 11 · Paris

Line 11 opened on April 28, 1935, between Châtelet and Porte des Lilas, and was extended to Mairie des Lilas in 1937. On June 13, 2024 it was extended east with six new stations, reaching Rosny - Bois-Perrier. The route climbs from the city centre through the Marais and Belleville to the eastern suburbs of Les Lilas, Romainville, Montreuil and Rosny-sous-Bois.

At a glance

Stations: 19
From: Châtelet
To: Rosny - Bois-Perrier
Interchanges: 7
Difficulty: Lv 2 of 7
Keystrokes: ~246

Line 11 runs from Châtelet to Rosny - Bois-Perrier, 19 stops in the order you type them. Measured in straight lines between the station coordinates, the run is about 11.5 km, an average of 640 m between stops. The longest gap is Romainville - Carnot to Montreuil - Hôpital, about 1.2 km, and the shortest is Pyrénées to Jourdain, about 320 m. The real track is a little longer than these straight lines.

Typing every station name once takes about 246 keystrokes, which is difficulty level 2 of 7 among Paris's lines. The level only compares lines within one city, so use the keystroke count to compare across cities. At the Châtelet end the game shows Tour Saint-Jacques and the Fontaine du Palmier, and at the Rosny - Bois-Perrier end, The old town hall of Rosny-sous-Bois.

You can change to 11 other lines: Line 1, Line 4, Line 7, Line 14, Line 3, Line 5, Line 8, Line 9, Line 2, Line 7bis, Line 3bis. The busiest interchange is Châtelet, where 4 other lines meet this one. The interchange stations are Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville, Arts et Métiers, République, Belleville, Place des Fêtes, Porte des Lilas.

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Along the way

The game shows a nearby place at each station. Some of the ones on Line 11:

Tour Saint-Jacques and the Fontaine du Palmier at Châtelet. The Fontaine du Palmier, built in 1808 to celebrate Napoleon's victories, is topped by a gilded Victory. Behind it, the Flamboyant Gothic Tour Saint-Jacques is all that remains of the church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, destroyed in 1797.Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Hôtel de Ville from the Seine at Hôtel de Ville. Burned during the Commune in 1871, the Hôtel de Ville was rebuilt in the 1870s and 1880s by Ballu and Deperthes in Renaissance style, inside the surviving walls.Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Conservatoire national des arts et métiers at Arts et Métiers. A baroque pediment over a doorway, seen through a stone arch, in the courtyard of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, home of the Musée des Arts et Métiers.Photo: Rilba · CC BY-SA 3.0
The monument on Place de la République at République. The monument to the Republic: a tall statue of Marianne on a stone base with a bronze lion at its foot, in the middle of the square, about sixty metres from the station.Photo: Fred Romero · CC BY 2.0
Rue Dénoyez at Belleville. Rue Dénoyez, where façades and shutters are covered in colourful graffiti.Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rue des Pyrénées at Pyrénées. Rue des Pyrénées, a long street in the 20th arrondissement that follows the slope of Belleville.Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Place des Fêtes market at Place des Fêtes. The market on Place des Fêtes, in the 19th arrondissement.Photo: Carl Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Boulevard Mortier at Porte des Lilas. Boulevard Mortier, one of the Boulevards des Maréchaux that run along the city's edge in the 20th arrondissement.Photo: Mbzt · CC BY 4.0
Les Lilas town hall at Mairie des Lilas. The town hall of Les Lilas.Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois at Romainville - Carnot. The church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois in Romainville.Photo: Rc1959 · CC0
The peach walls of Montreuil at Montreuil - Hôpital. The peach walls of Montreuil, old fruit-growing walls now part of a green space.Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plateau d'Avron nature park at Coteaux Beauclair. The Plateau d'Avron nature park, a natural area on the heights of Rosny-sous-Bois.Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0