Gennevilliers

French commune
nomcommune=Gennevilliers

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région=Île-de-France
département=Hauts-de-Seine
arrondissement=Nanterre
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km²= 11.64
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42,600
42,513
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=3,660|date-dens=2005|

Gennevilliers is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km. (5.7 miles) from the center of Paris.

History

On April 9, 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 – Asnières – Gennevilliers 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.

Gennevilliers is twinned with the town of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside UK and with the town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in Poland.asklouygasdasdasdasdasdgyyyuyy

External links

* [http://www.ville-gennevilliers.fr/ Official website]