Gennevilliers
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Town centre of Gennevilliers
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Coordinates: 48°55′32″N 2°17′40″E / 48.92556°N 2.29444°E / 48.92556; 2.29444 | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Nanterre |
Canton | Gennevilliers |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Leclerc[1] |
Area
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| 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 49,410 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
92036 /92230
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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. |
Gennevilliers (French pronunciation: [ʒœnvilje] ⓘ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine departmentofÎle-de-France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
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.
Schools in Gennevilliers include:
There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.[8]
Gennevilliers is twinned with:[9]
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