Gennevilliers
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Gennevilliers (French pronunciation: [ʒœnvilje] ⓘ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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| Coordinates: 48°55′32″N 2°17′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | Gennevilliers |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Leclerc[1] |
Area 1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 50,979 |
| • Density | 4,380/km2 (11,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
History
On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port Port of Gennevilliers of Paris on the Seine. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1977.[3]
Population
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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 RER C (Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers), as well as five stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 1.
Education
Schools in Gennevilliers include:
- 13 preschools[6]
- 9 primary schools[7]
- 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur[8]
There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.[9]
Natives/residents
- Isabelle Adjani, actress
- Gustave Caillebotte, Impressionist painter
- Pascal Tayot, French judoka who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Thierry Vigneron, pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder
- Garra Dembélé, footballer
- Wesley Jobello, footballer
- David Ngog, footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool F.C.)
- Édouard Roger-Vasselin, tennis player
- Jeanine Claes, dancer
Twin towns – sister cities
Gennevilliers is twinned with:[10][11]
La Bañeza, Spain
Bergkamen, Germany
Al-Bireh, Palestine
Imola, Italy
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
Wirral, England, United Kingdom
Trostianets, Ukraine
