Bourg-la-Reine
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Commune of Bourg-la-Reine | |
Location | |
Paris and inner ring départements | |
Coordinates | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Antony |
Canton | Bourg-la-Reine |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre |
Mayor | Jean-Noël Chevreau |
Statistics | |
Altitude | m–m (avg. 48 m) |
Land area¹ | 1.86 km² |
Population² (1999 census) |
18,251 |
- Density (1999) | 9,812/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 92014/ 92340 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Bourg-la-Reine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km. (5.6 miles) from the center of Paris.
The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.
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[edit] History
In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Queen borough") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.
[edit] Transport
Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:
- Évariste Galois, mathematician
- Louis Joxe (1901-1991), statesman
- Madeleine LaBeau, actress