It is one of two métro stations located in the commune of Charenton-le-Pont, the other being Liberté on the same line.

It is named after the commune the station is situated in, as well as the nearby Ecole élémentaire Aristide Briand located along Place Aristide-Briand The station opened on 5 October 1942 as part of the extension of the line from Porte de Charenton, serving as its eastern terminus until it was further extended to Maisons-Alfort–Stade on 19 September 1970.

The construction of the extension resulted in the destruction of Hôtel du Plessis-Bellière in 1937, now the site of Place de Valois.

[1] On 14 August 2006, a former underground quarry caused the collapse of part of the square in front of Église Saint-Pierre de Charenton-le-Pont, a church, located above one of the corridors of the station.

[2] It damaged the station's roof and caused a water pipe to burst.