What is "picpus"

Picpus is a station on line 6 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. The station is located under the Avenue de Saint-Mandé, to the west of the crossroads with the Boulevard de Picpus. There is only one entrance/exit, located on the southern side of the Avenue de Saint-Mandé.

Picpus (derived from French pique-puce = flea-bite) may refer to:

• Picpus, Paris, a quarter and administrative area centered on the Rue de Picpus in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
  • Picpus (Paris Métro), a station on line 6 of the Paris Metro
  • Picpus Cemetery, a cemetery in Paris
• Picpus Fathers, an order of the Catholic Church, officially the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, originating from Picpus, Paris
• PICPUS, an art journal by Charles Asprey and Simon Grant
• Picpus (film), a 1943 film by Richard Pottier