Bois-Colombes

Bois-Colombes 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.

Bois-Colombes
Commune
Les Vallées station
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Bois-Colombes
Bois-Colombes Paris and inner ring départements Bois-Colombes Bois-Colombes (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°55′03″N 2°16′06″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Colombes-2
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Révillon
Area ^1	1.92 km^2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	28,239
• Density	15,000/km^2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Transport

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

Education

The commune has:[2]

• 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:

• Neu-Ulm, Germany

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 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Pour les parents." Bois-Colombes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

External links

• Bois-Colombes website (in French)