The station is an underground station situated in the 12th arrondissement.
When the station opened on 1 March 1909 as part of the route between place d'Italie and Nation it carried the name Saint-Mandé as it lies under the boulvevard Saint Mandé. It is served by the metro line 6. When the station St. Mandé-Tourelle opened on the line 1 in March 1934, it caused confusion and the station changed its name. On 1 March 1937 it took the name Picpus after the the nearby boulevard de Picpus. There are no connecting lines.
The entrance was designed by Hector Guimard in Art Nouveau style.
The enclose is made of large green, closed panels placed on a stone base.
The station sign at the end shows a map of the network in a green frame. Above it is the station name in Art Nouveau lettering on a yellow background. The sign is lit by a green flower-shaped lamp.
In front of the entrance is a broad white strip with raised circles to mark it.
The two poles at the side branch to hold a flower-shaped red light and share a sign between them. The sign shows the word Metropolitain in large green letters on a yellow background.
At ground level are five small round lights.
Hand rails have been fixed to the centre of the stairs as well as to the sides.
The walls are tiled in small white ceramic tiles with a raised centre. Above them is a row of green border tiles with three four-petal flowers in a diamond.
The walls are painted white.
Entrance to the platform is from the end.
The ground is painted grey, with a band of raised circles and a white line marking the platform edge.
The seats on the platform are made from light blue plastic.
They are fixed to the wall with a light blue metal bar.
Behind the chairs and along the wall are large advertising boards in metal frames.
The vaulted ceiling is painted white.
The metal lights are in the Bruno-Gaudin style. The light shine upwards and reflect on the metal canope.
The station has a an additional name - Courteline. This refers to the authour of satirical comedies Georges Courteline (1858 - 1929).
The station name is printed in white capital letters on dark blue. The additional name is about half the size of the main platform name.