Bourg-la-Reine

French commune
nomcommune=Bourg-la-Reine

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mapcaption=Paris and inner ring départements
lat_long=coord|48|46|44|N|2|18|55|E|region:FR_type:city
région=Île-de-France
département=Hauts-de-Seine
arrondissement=Antony
canton=Bourg-la-Reine
insee=92014 |cp=92340 |maire=Jean-Noël Chevreau |mandat=
intercomm= Communauté
d'agglomération
des Hauts de Bièvre
alt moy= 48 m|alt mini= m|alt maxi= m
hectares=186 |km²= 1.86| sans=
19,400
18,251| date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=10430|date-dens=2005|

Bourg-la-Reine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km. (5.6 miles) from the center of Paris.

The inhabitants are called "Réginaburgiens".

History

In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Queen borough") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.

Transport

Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.

Miscellaneous

Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:
* Évariste Galois, mathematician
* Louis Joxe (1901-1991), statesman
* Madeleine LaBeau, actress

External links

* [http://www.bourg-la-reine.fr/ Bourg-la-Reine website]