Gennevilliers

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Gennevilliers
Country	France
Région	Île-de-France
Départment	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton
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Mayor Current Term
Intercommunality	none as of 2005
Longitude
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Area	11.64 km²
Population without double-counting	42,600 42,513 inhab. (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)
Population Density	3,660 inhab./km²

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.

Contents

1 History
2 Economy
3 Transportation
4 Miscellaneous
5 External links

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.

Transportation

Gennevilliers is served by Gabriel Péri – Asnières – Gennevilliers station on Paris Metro 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.

External links

[Official website]

Communes in the metropolitan area of Paris

Population over 2 million:	City of Paris
Population over 75,000:	Argenteuil \| Asnières-sur-Seine \| Aulnay-sous-Bois \| Boulogne-Billancourt \| Champigny-sur-Marne \| Colombes \| Créteil \| Montreuil \| Nanterre \| Rueil-Malmaison \| Saint-Denis \| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés \| Versailles \| Vitry-sur-Seine
Population over 50,000:	Antony \| Aubervilliers \| Le Blanc-Mesnil \| Bondy \| Cergy \| Clichy \| Courbevoie \| Drancy \| Évry \| Fontenay-sous-Bois \| Issy-les-Moulineaux \| Ivry-sur-Seine \| Levallois-Perret \| Maisons-Alfort \| Neuilly-sur-Seine \| Noisy-le-Grand \| Pantin \| Sarcelles \| Sartrouville \| Villejuif
Population over 25,000:	Alfortville \| Athis-Mons \| Bagneux \| Bagnolet \| Bezons \| Bobigny \| Champs-sur-Marne \| Charenton-le-Pont \| Châtenay-Malabry \| Châtillon \| Chatou \| Chelles \| Le Chesnay \| Choisy-le-Roi \| Clamart \| Clichy-sous-Bois \| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine \| Corbeil-Essonnes \| La Courneuve \| Draveil \| Élancourt \| Épinay-sur-Seine \| Ermont \| Franconville \| Fresnes \| Gagny \| Garges-lès-Gonesse \| Gennevilliers \| Goussainville \| Guyancourt \| L'Haÿ-les-Roses \| Houilles \| Livry-Gargan \| Malakoff \| Mantes-la-Jolie \| Massy \| Meaux \| Melun \| Meudon \| Montigny-le-Bretonneux \| Montrouge \| Les Mureaux \| Neuilly-sur-Marne \| Nogent-sur-Marne \| Noisy-le-Sec \| Palaiseau \| Le Perreux-sur-Marne \| Pierrefitte-sur-Seine \| Plaisir \| Poissy \| Pontault-Combault \| Pontoise \| Puteaux \| Rosny-sous-Bois \| Saint-Cloud \| Saint-Germain-en-Laye \| Saint-Ouen \| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois \| Sannois \| Savigny-sur-Orge \| Savigny-le-Temple \| Sevran \| Stains \| Suresnes \| Taverny \| Thiais \| Trappes \| Tremblay-en-France \| Les Ulis \| Vanves \| Vigneux-sur-Seine \| Villemomble \| Villeneuve-Saint-Georges \| Villepinte \| Villiers-le-Bel \| Villiers-sur-Marne \| Vincennes \| Viry-Châtillon \| Yerres
Population under 25,000:	1,470 other communes, the most notable of which include Auvers-sur-Oise \| Bougival \| Le Bourget \| Chantilly \| Chessy \| Crépy-en-Valois \| Écouen \| Enghien-les-Bains \| Étampes \| Fontainebleau \| Gisors \| Maintenon \| Maisons-Laffitte \| Marly-le-Roi \| Montfermeil \| Montmorency \| Orly \| Orsay \| Le Raincy \| Rambouillet \| Roissy-en-France \| Rungis \| Saclay \| Saint-Cyr-l'École \| Sceaux \| Sèvres \| Le Vésinet

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