Bois-Colombes
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Bois-Colombes (French pronunciation: [bwa kɔlɔ̃b] ⓘ) is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. International companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, IBM and Aviva have their French headquarters in Bois-Colombes.
Bois-Colombes | |
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Les Vallées station | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
 Location of Bois-Colombes | |
  Bois-Colombes Location within France  Bois-Colombes Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′03″N 2°16′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | Colombes-2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Pierre Crosnier Leconte[1] |
Area 1 | 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 28,909 |
| • Density | 15,100/km2 (39,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92009 /92270 |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Dove Woods") was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1937.[3]
The Hôtel de Ville
The Rue des Bourguignons c. 1910
Notre-Dame de Bon Secours
Population
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Transport
Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and Les Vallées.
Education
The commune has:[6]
- 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-Camus and Lycée professionnel régional
Notable people
- 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
Bois-Colombes is twinned with:
- Neu-Ulm, Germany
See also
- 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 sculptor Pierre Charles Lenoir
