Courbevoie (kūrbvwä'), city (1990 pop. 65,649), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the Seine River. An industrial suburb of Paris, Courbevoie manufactures automobiles, bicycles, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. There are also electrical industries, foundries, and copperworks. There have been many commercial and residential high rises constructed recently. The Avenue du Général de Gaulle, which runs through Courbevoie, is a continuation of the Champs Élysées of Paris.
Courbevoie
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 Night view of La Défense in the south of Courbevoie |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°53′49″N 2°15′23″E / 48.89694°N 2.25639°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 | Jacques Kossowski |
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| Elevation | 25–56 m (82–180 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 84,415 (1 January 2006 census) |
| - Density | 20,243 /km2 (52,430 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92026/ 92400 |
| 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. | |
Courbevoie (French pronunciation: [kuʁbœvwa]) is a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.2 km. (5.1 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the southern part of Courbevoie (as well as parts of Puteaux and Nanterre).
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Name
The name Courbevoie comes from Latin Curva Via and means "curved highway", allegedly in reference to a Roman road from Paris to Normandy which made a sharp turn to climb the hill over which Courbevoie was built.
Administration
Courbevoie is divided into two cantons:
- Canton of Courbevoie-Nord: 28,351 inhabitants (40.68% of the total).
- Canton of Courbevoie-Sud: 41,343 inhabitants (59.32% of the total).
Transport
Courbevoie is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Courbevoie and Bécon-les-Bruyères.
Courbevoie is also served by Esplanade de La Défense station on Paris Métro Line 1, in the business district of La Défense.
There are also a large number of city buses that come through the bustling La Défense station.
When it comes to air transportation, Courbevoie can be served by Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport as well as Paris-Orly to the south and Beauvais Airport to the north.
Twin Towns
Forest-Vorst (Brussels), Belgium
Enfield Town (London), United Kingdom
Freudenstadt (Baden-Württemberg), Germany
Mayors of Courbevoie
- Antoine Le Frique (1800 – 1818)
- Joseph Derbanne (October, 1818 – February, 1826)
- Nicolas Rousselot (February 1826 – April 1830)
- Jean-Baptiste Chevalier (April 1830 – August 1830)
- Constant Grebaut (August 1830 – September 1840)
- Désiré Maurenq (September 1840 – 1845)
- Constant Grebaut (1845 – 26 August 1865)
- Charles Blondel (26 August 1865 – 7 February 1872)
- Jean-François Durenne (7 February 1872 – November 1873)
- Jean-Baptiste Weiss (November 1873 – 20 February 1874)
- Auguste Colas (20 February 1874 – 12 February 1878)
- Frédéric Bourgin (12 February 1878 – October 1878)
- Auguste Bailly (October 1878 – 19 May 1888)
- Antoine Rolland (19 May 1888 – 15 May 1892)
- Jules Lefevre (15 May 1892 – 27 January 1894)
- François le Chippey (27 January 1894 – May 1896)
- Léon Boursier (May 1896 – May 1908)
- Charles Mering (May 1908 – December 1919)
- Augustin Loiseau (December 1919 – October 1920)
- Joseph Victor (October 1920 – May 1925)
- Pierre Fouquart (May 1925 – September 1927)
- André Grisoni (September 1927 – July 1944)
- Gabriel Roche (September 1944 – 26 October 1947)
- Marius Guerre (26 October 1947 – 20 December 1954)
- Gabriel Roche (26 January 1955 – 15 March 1959)
- Charles Deprez (26 March 1959 – 18 June 1995)
- Jacques Kossowski (since 25 June 1995)
Demographics
Immigration
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Economy
Total S.A. has its head office in the Tour Total in La Défense and in Courbevoie.[1]
Gallery
 Street at the border between Courbevoie and Asnières |
 Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887 |
See also
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- La Défense business district.
- List of tallest structures in Paris
- Phare Tower, a 300 meter skyscraper now underconstruction
References
- ^ "Total: Main indicators." Reuters. Thursday October 15, 2009. Retrieved on October 19, 2009.
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