Riquet (Paris Métro)

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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Riquet is a station of the Paris Métro. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet (born Béziers, 1609; died Toulouse, 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681.


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