Gennevilliers (zhĕnvēyā'), town (1990 pop. 45,052), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the right bank of the Seine River. It is mainly an industrial community; aircraft equipment, electrical products, radio tubes, ball bearings, and automobiles are manufactured there.
Gennevilliers
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Commune of Gennevilliers |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°56′01″N 2°17′57″E / 48.93361°N 2.29917°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Mayor | Jacques Bourgoin |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 21–33 m (69–110 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 42,600 (2005 [1]) |
| - Density | 3,660 /km2 (9,500 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92036/ 92230 |
| 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. | |
Gennevilliers is a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi). (5.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
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History
On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.
Economy
Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port of Paris on the Seine river.
Transport
Gennevilliers is served by Gabriel Péri station on Paris Métro line 13. This station is located at the border between the commune of Gennevilliers and the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine, on the Asnières side of the border.
Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers.
Miscellaneous
Gennevilliers was the birthplace of the actress Isabelle Adjani, and the French judoka Pascal Tayot, who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.It is also the birthplace of pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder Thierry Vigneron.
Gennevilliers is twinned with the town of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside UK and with the town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in Poland. In another Merseyside connection, Gennevilliers is the home town of Liverpool footballer David Ngog, famous for his goal against Manchester United on 25 October 2009.
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gennevilliers is twinned with:
References
- ^ 2005 estimate, 42,513 at the 1999 census
- ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr Destrict". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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