- Les Sablons (Paris Métro)
Infobox Paris metro
Name=Les Sablons
Subtitle=Jardin d'Acclimatation
Day=April 29
Year=1937
Access=52, av. Charles de Gaulle
70, av. Charles de Gaulle
85, av. Charles de Gaulle
103, av. Charles de Gaulle
Municipality=Neuilly-sur-Seine
Zone=2
Next=
X=50
Y=32Les Sablons (Jardin d'Acclimatation) is a station on
Paris Métro Line 1 in the commune ofNeuilly-sur-Seine . It is named for the Plaine des Sablons, so called because sand was extracted there for use in construction. The panels indicating the name of the station have "Jardin d'acclimatation" as their second line, due to the nearby garden.History
King Louis XV granted a small area of sandy ground of the
Château de la Muette 's estate at "les Sablons" toAntoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737–1813) to demonstrate the growing ofpotato es, which had previously not been considered as safe for human consumption in Europe, outside of Ireland. Indeed, they were considered to be a source ofleprosy among other thingsFact|date=May 2008. Parmentier carried out a series of publicity stunts, which led to the acceptance of potatoes in France and then throughout Europe.The station was opened in 1937 when Line 1 was expanded from Porte Maillot to Pont de Neuilly and the "avenue Neuilly" was renamed "avenue
Charles de Gaulle ".Places of interest
Nearby on the northern edge of the
Bois de Boulogne are theMusée national des Arts et Traditions populaires and theJardin d'Acclimatation . One of the exits is in front of the private gate into the offices of the M6 television channel.
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