Censier–Daubenton (French pronunciation:[sɑ̃sjedobɑ̃tɔ̃]) is a
station on
Line 7 of the
Paris Métro. It opened on 15 February 1930 as part of a planned section of the line, which was temporarily operated as part of
Line 10 until the completion of the under-
Seine crossing of Line 7 from
Pont de Sully to
Place Monge. The station was integrated into Line 7 on 26 April 1931.
It is named after the streets of Rue Censier and Rue Daubenton. Censier is the name of the locality.
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton was a naturalist who collaborated with
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon on his Histoire Naturelle (French for "Natural History"). Daubenton was the first director of the nearby natural history museum, the
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Prior to 1965, the station was known as Censier-Daubenton halle aux cuirs. Halle aux cuirs is French for "leather market" and referred to the leather market along the
Bièvre River, which is now covered in the area.