Exelmans (Paris Métro)

Exelmans (French: [ɛɡzɛlmɑ̃] (listen)) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro on the Boulevard Exelmans. The station opened on 8 November 1922 with the opening of the first section of the line from Trocadéro.

Exelmans
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	16th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′33″N 2°15′34″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	8 November 1922 (1922-11-08)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Porte de Saint-Cloud toward Pont de Sèvres Michel-Ange - Molitor toward Mairie de Montreuil
Location
Exelmans Location within Paris

Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans (1775–1852) was a general of Napoleon's cavalry. He was captured by Spanish guerrillas in 1811, but managed to escape from a boat in the English Channel while being taken to England. He distinguished himself at the battle of Rocquencourt, the last battle fought by Napoleon's Grande Armée, on 1 July 1815. He received the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1850 and was made a Marshal of France in 1851.