Gennevilliers

Gennevilliers
Commune
An aerial view of the Port of Gennevilliers

Coat of arms

Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°18′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.3000°E / 48.9333; 2.3000Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°18′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.3000°E / 48.9333; 2.3000
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Nanterre
Canton Gennevilliers
Intercommunality Grand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Patrice Leclerc
Area1 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 41,689
 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 92036 /92230
Elevation 21–33 m (69–108 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gennevilliers (French pronunciation: ​[ʒœnvilje]) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine département of France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

Gennevilliers, by Lucy Bacon circa 1895. Photo from painting in private collection.

On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.

Economy

Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port Port of Gennevilliers of Paris on the Seine river.

Transport

Gennevilliers is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Les Courtilles, Les Agnettes and Gabriel Péri. All three are at the border with the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine.

Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers.

Education

Schools include:

  • 13 preschools[1]
  • 9 elementary schools[2]
  • 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur[3]

There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.[4]

Natives/residents

International relations

Gennevilliers is twinned with:

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ "Écoles maternelles Archived 2016-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.." Genevilliers. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Écoles élémentaires." Genevilliers. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Collèges Archived 2016-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lycée Galilée." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). © 2009 Twins2010.com. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  7. ↑ "List of Twin Towns of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski". Municipality of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2010-08-24.


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