1 7 th ▁arr ondissement ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁curve ▁under ▁Place ▁des ▁T ern es , ▁between ▁the ▁southern ▁section ▁of ▁Avenue ▁de ▁W agram ▁and ▁the ▁out let ▁of ▁Bou lev ard ▁de ▁Cour cell es . ▁Ori ented ▁along ▁a ▁n ortheast / s outh west ▁axis , ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁the ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle – É to ile ▁and ▁Cour cell es ▁stations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁Line ▁ 2 ▁Nord ▁from ▁É to ile ▁to ▁An vers . ▁It ▁became ▁simply ▁line ▁ 2 ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁der ives ▁from ▁Villa ▁Externa ▁( Lat in ▁for ▁" external ▁house "), ▁a ▁medieval ▁farm ▁and ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Paris ▁outside ▁the ▁city , ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁local ity , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁Saint - D enis , ▁then ▁Neu illy , ▁and ▁was ▁finally ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bar rière ▁des ▁T ern es ▁was ▁a ▁gate ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Bar rière ▁du ▁Rou le ) ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁tax ation ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Wall ▁of ▁the ▁Farm ers - General ; ▁the ▁gate ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 7 8