Marx Dormoy station

Marx Dormoy is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the districts of Quartier [de La Chapelle|La Chapelle] and Goutte d'Or and the 18th arrondissement.
The station opened on 23 August 1916 as part of the extension of the Nord-Sud company's line A from Jules Joffrin to Porte de la Chapelle. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the Métro.
The station is named after Marx Dormoy, a French socialist politician assassinated by Cagoulards. Until 1946 it was called Torcy after the Place de Torcy, named after Colbert, marquis de Torcy|Colbert de Torcy], who was a nephew of Colbert and a diplomat and Foreign Minister under Louis XIV.
Nearby is the church of Jeanne d'Arc, where Joan of Arc prayed on 3 September 1429 and the la Chapelle market.