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Commune of Asnières-sur-Seine |
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 Avenue de la Marne in Asnières. |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°55′05″N 2°17′01″E / 48.91806°N 2.28361°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2009 |
| Mayor | Sébastien Pietrasanta |
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| Elevation | 22–43 m (72–140 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 82,351 (1 January 2006 census) |
| - Density | 17,085 /km2 (44,250 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92004/ 92600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Asnières-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [anjɛʁ]) is a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.9 km (4.9 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
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Name
Asnières-sur-Seine was originally called simply Asnières. The name 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 name of the commune became officially Asnières-sur-Seine (meaning "Asnières upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Asnières.
Demographics
Immigration
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Administration
Asnières-sur-Seine is divided into two cantons:
- Asnières-sur-Seine-Nord: 43,453 inhabitants (57.3% of the total).
- Asnières-sur-Seine-Sud: 32,384 inhabitants (42.7% of the total).
Economy
- L'Oréal - cosmetics
- Lucas
- Lesieur
- Louis Vuitton - luxury products
Transport
Asnières-sur-Seine is served by Gabriel Péri - Asnières - Gennevilliers station on Paris Métro Line 13
It is also served by Asnières-sur-Seine station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Trivia
The Post-impressionist painting by Georges-Pierre Seurat Bathers at Asnières depicts a scene of 19th century leisure and developing industry in this suburb of Paris.
The old château was the death place of Anne Marie Victoire de Bourbon, daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon and thus grand daughter of le Grand Condé
The Cimetière des Chiens is believed to be the first zoological necropolis in the world.
Asnières is the birthplace of Henri Barbusse, 1873, writer of Under Fire.
Arsenal Football Club defender William Gallas was born in this suburb of Paris.
References
External links
- Asnières-sur-Seine official website (French)
Media related to Asnières-sur-Seine at Wikimedia Commons
"Asnières". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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