Bois-Colombes

Bois-Colombes
The town hall in Bois-Colombes
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Bois-Colombes
Government
• Mayor	Yves Révillon
Area1	1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	27,793
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	92009 / 92270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bois-Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. International companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, IBM and AVIVA have their French quarter in Bois Colombes. The current mayor of Bois Colombes is Yves Révillon.

Notre-Dame de Bon Secours

History

The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Dove Woods") was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes.

Transport

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

Rue des Bourguignons

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
• Patrick Noubissie, footballer
• Catherine Millet, author and critic
• Henri Betti, composer and pianist married in Bois-Colombes in 1949.

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

• INSEE

External links

• Bois-Colombes website (in French)