Bois-Colombes
Appearance
Bois-Colombes | |
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![]() Les Vallées station | |
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Coordinates:48°55′03″N2°16′06″E/ 48.9175°N 2.2683°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Nanterre |
Canton | Colombes-2 |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Yves Révillon[1](LR) |
Area 1 | 1.92 km2(0.74 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 29,765 |
• Density | 16,000/km2(40,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 92009/92270 |
Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bois-Colombes(French pronunciation:[bwakɔlɔ̃b] ) is acommunein theHauts-de-Seinedepartment,in the northwestern suburbs ofParis,France.It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from thecentre of Paris.International companies such asColgate-Palmolive,IBMandAvivahave their French headquarters in Bois-Colombes.
History
[edit]The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Dove Woods" ) was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune ofColombes.
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Bois-Colombes Townhall
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The Rue des Bourguignonsc. 1910
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Notre-Dame de Bon Secours
Population
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Transport
[edit]Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on theTransilien Paris – Saint-Lazaresuburban rail line:Bois-ColombesandLes Vallées.
Education
[edit]The commune has:[5]
- Six combined preschools and primary schools: Françoise-Dolto, Gramme, La Cigogne, Pierre-Joigneaux, Jules-Ferry, Paul-Bert
- One elementary-only school: Saint-Exupéry
- Two junior high schools: Collège Jean-Mermoz and Collège Albert-Camus
- Two senior high schools:Lycée Albert-Camusand Lycée professionnel régional
Personalities
[edit]- Henry Charles Litolff,pianist composer and music publisher (5 February 1818 – 5 or 6 August 1891)
- Michel Descombey,ballet dancer and choreographer, born 1930
- René Maillard,composer (8 April 1931 – 4 December 2012)
- Patrick Noubissie,footballer
- Catherine Millet,author and critic
- Henri Betti,composer and pianist married in Bois-Colombes in 1949.
- Bob Sinclar,record producer and DJ
International relations
[edit]Bois-Colombes is twinned with:
- Neu-Ulm,Germany
See also
[edit]- Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
- The statue "jeune fille à la sandale" in Bois-Colombes's square de l'Hôtel de Ville is by the sculptorPierre Charles Lenoir
References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Bois-Colombes,EHESS(in French).
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^"Pour les parents."Bois-Colombes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toBois-Colombes.
- Bois-Colombes website(in French)