Country France Department Hauts-de-Seine Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 4.82 km² Arrondissement Nanterre | Region Île-de-France Population (2012) 83,845 INSEE/Postal code 92004 / 92600 Local time Sunday 9:01 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 77% Humidity Clubs and Teams Asnières Volley 92, Asnières Castors, Cercle pédestre d'Asnières | ||
Asnières-sur-Seine ([a.njɛʁ syʁ sɛn]) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France, along the river Seine. It is located 7.9 km (4.9 mi) from the center of Paris.
Contents
- Map of 92600 AsniC3A8res sur Seine France
- Name
- Administration
- Economy
- Education
- Transport
- Georges Seurat
- Vincent van Gogh
- Notable residents
- References
Map of 92600 Asni%C3%A8res-sur-Seine, France
Name
Asnières-sur-Seine was originally called simply Asnières. Asnières was recorded for the first time in a papal bull of 1158 as Asnerias, from Medieval Latin asinaria, meaning "donkey farm". The poor soil of Asnières, where heather grew in Medieval times, was probably deemed only suitable for the breeding of donkeys.
On 15 February 1968 the commune was officially renamed Asnières-sur-Seine (meaning "Asnières upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Asnières.
Administration
Asnières-sur-Seine is divided into two cantons:
Economy
The Cimetière des Chiens is believed to be the first zoological necropolis in the world.
Education
Public schools in the commune:
Private schools:
University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle serves as the area university.
Transport
Asnières-sur-Seine is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 13 : Gabriel Péri, Les Agnettes and Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles, terminus of the line.
The tramway line 1 also serves Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles station, connecting to Noisy-le-Sec.
It is also served by Asnières-sur-Seine and Bois-Colombes stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail network.
A number of bus lines cross the town to connect it with its neighbours.
Georges Seurat
Bathers at Asnières by Georges-Pierre Seurat depicts a scene of 19th century leisure and developing industry in this suburb of Paris.
In 1885 Seurat made Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte used a technique of placing colored dots on a work which led a movement called "Pointillism".
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh made a series of paintings of Asnières. Influenced by Impressionism and Pointillism, van Gogh modified his traditional style and used vivid color, shorter brushstrokes and perspective to engage the viewer. His views of the banks of the Seine are an important progression for his later landscape paintings. In Asnières, within walking distance of Theo's flat in Montmartre, van Gogh painted parks, cafés, restaurants and the river.
Notable residents
The old château was the death place of Anne Marie Victoire de Bourbon (1675–1700), daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon and thus grand daughter of le Grand Condé, cousin to Louis XIV.
Asnières was the birthplace of
The Franco-Irish composer and pianist George Alexandre O'Kelly died here in 1914.