Bois-Colombes

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Bois-Colombes
Commune
Les Vallées station
Les Vallées station
Coat of arms of Bois-Colombes
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Bois-Colombes
Bois-Colombes is located in France
Bois-Colombes
Bois-Colombes
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°55′03″N 2°16′06″E / 48.9175°N 2.2683°E / 48.9175; 2.2683Coordinates: 48°55′03″N 2°16′06″E / 48.9175°N 2.2683°E / 48.9175; 2.2683
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentHauts-de-Seine
ArrondissementNanterre
CantonColombes-2
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Révillon
Area
1
1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
28,468
 • Density15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
92009 /92270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bois-Colombes (French pronunciation: [bwa kɔlɔ̃b] (About this soundlisten)) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe; in 2017, it had a population of 28,239. International companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, IBM and Aviva have their French headquarters in Bois-Colombes.

History[]

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

  • Bois-Colombes Townhall

  • The Rue des Bourguignons circa 1910

  • Notre-Dame de Bon Secours

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1896 10,501—    
1901 12,726+3.92%
1906 14,695+2.92%
1911 17,241+3.25%
1921 19,888+1.44%
1926 21,924+1.97%
1931 25,892+3.38%
1936 26,562+0.51%
1946 25,754−0.31%
1954 27,899+1.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 29,938+0.89%
1968 28,934−0.57%
1975 26,657−1.16%
1982 23,780−1.62%
1990 24,415+0.33%
1999 23,885−0.24%
2007 27,600+1.82%
2012 28,709+0.79%
2017 28,239−0.33%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

Transport[]

Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and .

Education[]

The commune has:[4]

  • 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
  • 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:

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bois-Colombes, EHESS. (in French)
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Pour les parents." Bois-Colombes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

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