“A train station being built underground?” The woman chuckled as she adjusted her shopping bag. “Right here in Issy?” Gare d’Issy has always been a bustling landmark in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a vital part of Paris’s suburban rail system, the RER. But the air hums with a new kind of energy now. The familiar roar of trains pulling in and out, bound for Versailles or Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, is soon to be accompanied by the subterranean whisper of progress. Gare d’Issy is about to become a station on Line 15 of the Paris Métro, a key component of the ambitious Grand Paris Express project. Twenty meters below the avenue de Verdun, a new platform is being carved out. The future promises not only a deeper connection to the heart of Paris but also a potential tramway to Croix-de-Berny and even an extension of Métro line 12. Gare d’Issy, a place already woven into the fabric of the city, is poised to become a vibrant crossroads of the future.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Air
Beneath what appears to be a simple stone and wood structure lies a history interwoven with faith aviation and community.