Nationale opened on 1 March 1909, it is an elevated station.
The station is situated in the 13th arrondissement.
It is served by the metro line 6. The station is named after the rue Nationale, which in turn is named to commemorate the National Guard. Created on 13 July 1789, the National Guard was a middle-class militia, taking part in the storming of the Bastille.
Copper topped drop-shaped lights are suspended by metal bars from underneath the tracks. The underside of the tracks is made of layers of bricks supported by stips of rivetted iron painted grey.
The tall columns supporting the platforms have been painted in light grey. They are topped with a decorated sledge and a sphere with wings and images of animals around the centre.
The station area is separated with a tall metal fence
The staircase from ground level to the platforms. For most parts the outside is made of frosted glass on a base of metal panels to increase the amount of light available.
Towards the last meters before the platform level, the wall has been tiled in small rectangular tiles with a raised centre. Two metal handrails have been fixed at the sides of the stairs.
The wood-panel ceiling above the stairs is painted white. A row of metal cylinder shaped lights has been place on the edge closest to the wall.
Seating is provided in the form of small benches made of wood and painted in a reddish brown. Behind them are advertising frames made of white ceramic tiles.
The signage is a dark blue plasticised sign with white mixed case letters. It is fixed on the vertical part of the strutts supporting the roof.
The roof over the platforms is panelled white.
Small lamps with light blue metal lampshades hang from the roof.
View of the entrance towards Chevarelet. The walls are made of frosted glass with metal wires.
The roof over the tracks is made of panels of frosted glass.
The edge of the platform is marked with a thck white line and a row of similar width of plastic tiles with raised circles.
The platforms can also be accessed via a narrow escalator. The escalator only runs from the lower level to the upper level.