Rue De Castelnau. This street was so named on 17 December 1914, four months after its namesake, the French general Édouard de Curières de Castelnau (1851-1944), successfully defended the French town of Nancy against the German army.
Frequent spelling mistake: De Castelneau.
PLATFORM DEPTH
11,7 m deep
(45th deepest station)
TRAFFIC
1 411 727 entrances in 2006
(52nd busiest station)
INTERSTATION DISTANCE
To Parc:
To Jean-Talon:
490,60 metres
471,60 metres
TRIVIA
The station was planned so as to permit a third entrance to be built on the northwest corner of the intersection.