That saying in France is usually understood to be for cities outside of Paris and only referring to "Gares" (that word is used for train stations, not for subwa

That saying in France is usually understood to be for cities outside of Paris and only referring to "Gares" (that word is used for train stations, not for subway stations). Anecdotally, I'd say it holds true in general in most cities I've visited (with Paris being an exception)