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Station Ourcq Métro Paris Ligne 5 Paris XIX (FR75) 2022 06 24 1
Station Ourcq Métro Paris Ligne 5 Paris XIX (FR75) 2022 06 24 1

Ourcq (French pronunciation: [uʁk]) is a station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, served by line 5 of the Paris Métro. It is named after the nearby rue de l'Ourcq, which in turn was named after the river Ourcq, a tributary of the Marne (river). It rises in Aisne and flows into Île-de-France. It is connected to the Seine via the Canal de l'Ourcq.

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Ourcq station
Avenue Jean Jaurès, Paris 19th Arrondissement (Paris)

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N 48.887 ° E 2.386 °
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Avenue Jean Jaurès 151
75019 Paris, 19th Arrondissement (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
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