Gennevilliers
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Gennevilliers (Template:IPA) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located Template:Cvt from the centre of Paris.
History
On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port Port of Gennevilliers of Paris on the Seine. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1977.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Population
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Transport
Gennevilliers is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Les Courtilles, Les Agnettes and Gabriel Péri. All three are at the border with the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine.
Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on RER C (Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers), as well as five stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 1. Template:Clear left
Education
Schools in Gennevilliers include:
- 13 preschools<ref>"Écoles maternelles Template:Webarchive." Genevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.</ref>
- 9 primary schools<ref>"Écoles élémentairesTemplate:Dead link." Genevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.</ref>
- 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur<ref>"Collèges Template:Webarchive." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.</ref>
There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.<ref>"Lycée Galilée Template:Webarchive." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.</ref>
Natives/residents
- Isabelle Adjani, actress
- Gustave Caillebotte, Impressionist painter
- Pascal Tayot, French judoka who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Thierry Vigneron, pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder
- Garra Dembélé, footballer
- Wesley Jobello, footballer
- David Ngog, footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool F.C.)
- Édouard Roger-Vasselin, tennis player
- Jeanine Claes, dancer
Twin towns – sister cities
Template:See also Gennevilliers is twinned with:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col
- Template:Flagicon La Bañeza, Spain
- Template:Flagicon Bergkamen, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Al-Bireh, Palestine
- Template:Flagicon Imola, Italy
- Template:Flagicon Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
- Template:Flagicon Wirral, England, United Kingdom
See also
References
External links
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