- Riquet (Paris Métro)
Infobox Paris metro
Name=Riquet
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Day=5 November
Year=1910
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Municipality=the 19th arrondissement of Paris
Zone=1
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X=173
Y=26Riquet is a station of the
Paris Métro . It was named after French engineerPierre-Paul Riquet (bornBéziers , 1609; diedToulouse , 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of theCanal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681.
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