Balard station

Balard
Paris Métro station
MF 77 at Balard
General information
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′09″N 2°16′42″E / 48.83597°N 2.278212°E / 48.83597; 2.278212
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	27 July 1937 (1937-07-27)
Passengers
3,236,801 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Terminus Line 8 Lourmel towards Pointe du Lac
Location Balard Location within Paris

Balard (French pronunciation: [balaʁ]) is the southwestern terminus of Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Since 16 December 2006, it has also been a stop on tramway T3a as part of the initial section of the line between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d'Ivry. The station is named after Place Balard, itself named after Antoine-Jérôme Balard (1802-1876), a French chemist and the discoverer of bromine. Among the stations serving the Boulevards des Maréchaux along the former gates of Paris, it is the only one not called Porte de…, though it serves the Porte de Sèvres.