Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine
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| Clichy | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Départment | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | |
| INSEE | 92019 |
| Postal Code | 92290 |
| Mayor Current Term | |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Longitude | |
| Latitude | |
| Altitudes | average : minimum : maximum : |
| Area | 3.08 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 56,800 50,179 inhab. (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
| Population Density | 18,442 inhab./km² |
Clichy (sometimes unofficially called Clichy-la-Garenne) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km. (4 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The headquarters of the L'Oréal Group, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty, Bic, one of the biggest pen producers in the world, and Sony France, the world's leading company in electronics and music, are located in Clichy.
Name
The name Clichy was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as Clippiacum, later corrupted into Clichiacum, meaning "estate of Cleppius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.In the 13th century, the plain of Clichy was used as a garenne (a word which gave English warren), i.e. a hunting park, a game preserve for the exclusive use of the king or a lord, and so Clichy became known as Clichy-la-Garenne ("Clichy the Warren").
Between 1793 and 1795, during the French Revolution, Clichy-la-Garenne was renamed Clichy-la-Patriote (meaning "Clichy the Patriot"), perhaps because the word garenne reminded of the feudal privileges abolished in 1789.
After the Revolution, the French administration officially recorded the name of the commune as Clichy only, dropping the "la-Garenne". This is still the case today. However, in many instances the municipality of Clichy refers to the commune as Clichy-la-Garenne, although this is not the official name.
History
Clichy was the capital of the Merovingians during the rule of Dagobert I.In 1830, part of the territory of Clichy was detached and became the commune of Batignolles-Monceau. On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. Most of Batignolles-Monceau was annexed by the city of Paris, and forms now most of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, but a small part of the territory of Batignolles-Monceau was returned to Clichy.
On January 11, 1867, part of the territory of Clichy was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Seine to create the commune of Levallois-Perret.
Administration
The canton covers a part of the commune, the other part is in the northern part of Levallois-PerretTransportation
Clichy is served by Mairie de Clichy station on Paris Metro line 13It is also served by Clichy – Levallois station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Persons
- Vincent de Paul
- Claude Debussy, French composer
- Georges Bizet, French composer
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter
- La Goulue, French Cancan dancer
- Henry Miller, American writer
- Céline, French writer
- Jacques Mesrine, French criminal
- Marina Vlady, French actress
- Pierre Bérégovoy, French Socialist politician
- Jacques Delors, French Socialist politician
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