Design of the column 1900 (≈ 1900)
Hector Guimard draws access to the subway.
2 avril 1903
Opening of the station
Opening of the station 2 avril 1903 (≈ 1903)
Inauguration with line 2 North.
29 mai 1978
First protection
First protection 29 mai 1978 (≈ 1978)
Registration for historical monuments.
9 décembre 2005
Completion of renovation work
Completion of renovation work 9 décembre 2005 (≈ 2005)
"Metro Renewal" program.
12 février 2016
Renewal of protection
Renewal of protection 12 février 2016 (≈ 2016)
New registration order.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Hector Guimard - Architect
Designer of the school in 1900.
Origin and history
The Guimard building of the Avron station is an access to the Paris metro designed in 1900 by architect Hector Guimard for the Compagnie générale du Métropolitain. This is one of the few remaining examples of these Art Nouveau structures, characteristic of the Parisian network at the beginning of the 20th century. The church, located boulevard de Charonne at the limit of the 11th and 20th arrondissements, was inscribed in historical monuments by order of 29 May 1978, a protection renewed on 12 February 2016.
The Avron station, to which this edicle gives access, was opened on 2 April 1903 with the last section of line 2 Nord, linking Bagnolet (now Alexandre Dumas) to Nation. Its name comes from the rue d'Avron, itself taken from an old road leading to the plateau of Avron to the east of Paris. Line 2, originally called "2 North", was simply renamed "line 2" in 1907, after the reorganization of the network.
The Guimard edicle, with its organic shapes and cast iron structures, embodies the Art Nouveau aesthetic that marked the entrances of the Paris metro at the beginning of the 20th century. Although most of these buildings were demolished or replaced, Avron's was preserved and restored, notably as part of RATP's "Metro Renewal" program, completed in 2005. There remains a major architectural evidence of the history of Parisian transport.
The Avron station, located below the Boulevard de Charonne, is served by line 2 and is distinguished by its proximity to places such as the Emily-Dickinson Square and the Consulate General of Algeria. Its unique access, adorned with the Guimard edicle, is a historic landmark in the urban landscape of the 20th arrondissement.
In 2018 and 2024, the station temporarily changed its name to special events: in 2018, it was renamed "Nous Avron Winned" to celebrate the victory of the French team at the World Cup of Football, and in 2024, it became "Aviron" and "Para Aviron" as part of an April fish linked to the Paris Olympic Games.
