The station was opened in 1911, in 1967, line 7, which included two branches, one to Porte de la Villette, the other to Pre Saint-Gervais, is divided into 2 routes operated independently: the line 7, and the new line 7a. The name of the station paid tribute to the politician Louis Blanc (1811-1882), who published books doctrinaire as the Organization of work, History of ten years, these works are the founders of the Socialist Party. Member of the Provisional Government of 1848, Louis Blanc exiled in London during the Second Empire from 1848 to 1870. Elected to the National Assembly in 1870, he condemned the Commune.