Le Peletier (Paris Métro) Le Peletier (Paris Métro) Le Peletier is a station of the Paris Métro. It is named after Rue le Peletier, which was named after Louis Peletier, who was last but one "prévôt des marchands" (provost of merchants) between 1784 and 1789. This feudal position was abolished in the French Revolution. The Opéra National de Paris was located in the "Salle Peletier", in Rue le Peletier, between 1821 and 1873, when it was destroyed by fire. It was the first theatre to use gas lighting to illuminate the stage. It is located a short walk from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette station on line 12,
2014 La Course by Le Tour de France 2014 La Course by Le Tour de France The 2014 La Course by Le Tour de France was the inaugural edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a one-day women's cycle race held in France. The race was run before the 21st stage of the 2014 Tour de France on 27 July. The race consisted of 13 laps on the traditional course on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, making a distance of 89.0 kilometres. The race was organised by the ASO and rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race. The race was covered in 157 countries by