Porte de la Villette (Paris Métro)

Infobox Paris metro
Name=Porte de la Villette
Train in Porte de la Villette station
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Day=5 November
Year=1910
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Municipality=the 19th arrondissement of Paris
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Porte de la Villette is a station of the Paris Métro. The origin of the commune of the Villette was a Gallo-Roman village, which grew up on the Roman road that led to east Flanders. About 1198, it became "Ville Neuve Saint-Ladre" and by 1426 it was called "Villette-Saint-Miser-lez-Paris". The commune became part Paris in 1860. The nearby gate in Paris' 19th century walls became known as the "Porte de la Villette".

The nearby Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, located in the Parc de la Villette, is the biggest science museum in Europe. The glass and steel building was designed by Peter Rice and it was opened in 1986.