The station Mairie des Lilas opened on 17 February 1937.
It is situated in the community of Les Lilas, east of Paris. It is served by the metro line 11.
The main entrance to the station is on a square. It is sourrounded on three sides by stone pillars, like those used on pont Alexandre III. Although in May 2015, the complete entrance was covered in colourful knitting and crochet.
It has two lampposts.
The bus stops at the square as well.
Two cast-iron Dervaux lampposts in knit at the main entrance.
The stone entrance has been designed by Marie-Joseph Cassien Bernard.
A handrail is fixed to the wall.
Side entrance to the station. The narrow entrance is surrounded by a green fence with straight, vertical bars ending diamond-shaped tips.
It is forbidden to fasten any bikes.
The square board shows the metro line and the station name. Underneath it is a plan of the metro with index.
At the side of the entrance is a single Dervaux lamppost with a red METRO sign. Both are lit at night.
The border tiles in the corridor consist of brown tiles with a 3D flower pattern.
The name of the station is stencilled in white capital letters on dark blue small rectangular tiles. The sign is framed with white ceramic tiles.
Below it is a single green square plastic seat on a metal post and a metal bin fixed to the wall.
Behind the seat is a small board with a white frame with some RATP specific note.
The walls are tiled in white rectangular tiles with a raised centre.
The floor of the platform is painted grey. The edge of it is painted white and a row of nobbed tiles is added next to it.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled in white, reflecting any light.
Advertising is is honey-coloured ceramic frames with a wheat pattern. The frames have some flower decorations at the top and the top corners, but these are obscured by the lights.
The lights running above the platform edge are uplighters, reflecting on the metal housing.
Entrance to the platform is from the end.