Courbevoie
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Commune of Courbevoie Night view of La Défense district, in the south of Courbevoie |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Jacques Kossowski |
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| Land area¹ | 4.17 km² |
| Population² (Oct. 2006 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
80,710 69,694 |
| - Density (2006) | 19,355/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92026/ 92400 |
| 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). | |
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Courbevoie is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine département, at 8.2 km. (5.1 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
La Défense, Paris' business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the southern part of Courbevoie (the district being also divided between Puteaux and Nanterre).
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[edit] Name
The name Courbevoie comes from Latin Curva Via and means "curved highway", allegedly in reference to a Roman road from Paris to Normandy which made a sharp turn to climb the hill over which Courbevoie was built.
[edit] Administration
Courbevoie is divided into two cantons:
- Canton of Courbevoie-Nord: 28,351 inhabitants (40.68% of the total).
- Canton of Courbevoie-Sud: 41,343 inhabitants (59.32% of the total).
[edit] Twin Towns
Forest-Vorst (Brussels), Belgium
Enfield (London), England
Freudenstadt (Baden-Württemberg), Germany
[edit] Mayors of Courbevoie
- Antoine Le Frique (1800-1818)
- Joseph Derbanne (October, 1818-February, 1826)
- Nicolas Rousselot (February 1826 - April 1830)
- Jean-Baptiste Chevalier (April 1830 - August 1830)
- Constant Grebaut (August 1830 - September 1840)
- Désiré Maurenq (September 1840 - 1845)
- Constant Grebaut (1845 - August 26, 1865)
- Charles Blondel (August 26, 1865 - February 7, 1872)
- Jean-François Durenne (February 7, 1872 - November 1873)
- Jean-Baptiste Weiss (November 1873 - February 20, 1874)
- Auguste Colas (February 20, 1874 - February 12, 1878)
- Frédéric Bourgin (February 12, 1878 - October 1878)
- Auguste Bailly (October 1878- May 19, 1888)
- Antoine Rolland (May 19, 1888 - May 15, 1892)
- Jules Lefevre (May 15, 1892 - January 27, 1894)
- François le Chippey (January 27, 1894 - May 1896)
- Léon Boursier (May 1896 - May 1908)
- Charles Mering (May 1908 - December 1919)
- Augustin Loiseau (December 1919 - October 1920)
- Joseph Victor (October 1920 - May 1925)
- Pierre Fouquart (May 1925 - September 1927)
- André Grisoni (September 1927 - July 1944)
- Gabriel Roche (September 1944 - October 26, 1947)
- Marius Guerre (October 26, 1947 - December 20, 1954)
- Gabriel Roche (January 26, 1955 – March 15, 1959)
- Charles Deprez (March 26, 1959 - June 18, 1995)
- Jacques Kossowski (since June 25, 1995)
[edit] Transport
Courbevoie is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Courbevoie and Bécon-les-Bruyères
Courbevoie is also served by Esplanade de La Défense station on Paris Métro Line 1, in the business district of La Défense.
[edit] See also
- La Défense business district.
- List of tallest structures in Paris
[edit] External links
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