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Country
  
France

Department
  
Hauts-de-Seine

Population (2006)
  
27,793

Area
  
192 ha

Arrondissement
  
Nanterre

Region
  
Île-de-France

Canton
  
Bois-Colombes

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Monday 7:17 AM

Bois-Colombes

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 79% Humidity

Bois-Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. International companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, IBM and AVIVA have their French quarter in Bois Colombes. The current mayor of Bois Colombes is Yves Révillon.

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Map of 92270 Bois-Colombes, France

History

The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Dove Woods") was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes.

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:

  • 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

    • Personalities

  • Henry Charles Litolff, pianist composer and music publisher (5 February 1818 – 5 or 6 August 1891)
  • Michel Descombey, ballet dancer and choreographer, born 1930
  • Patrick Noubissie, footballer
  • Catherine Millet, author and critic
  • Henri Betti, composer and pianist married in Bois-Colombes in 1949.

    • International relations

    Bois-Colombes is twinned with

  • Neu-Ulm, Germany

    • References

    Bois-Colombes Wikipedia
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