Rueil-Malmaison
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| Rueil-Malmaison | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Départment | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | |
| INSEE | |
| Postal Code | 92500 |
| Mayor Current Term | Patrick Ollier |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Longitude | |
| Latitude | |
| Altitudes | average : minimum : maximum : |
| Area | 14.7 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 76,500 73,469 inhab. (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
| Population Density | 5,204 inhab./km² |
Rueil-Malmaison (pronounced /ʁyøˑj malmɛzõ/) is a commune (city) in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.6 km. (7.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
Name
Rueil-Malmaison was originally called simply Rueil. In Medieval times the name Rueil was spelled either Roialum, Riogilum, Rotoialum, Ruolium, or Ruellium. This name is made of the Celtic word ialo (meaning "clearing, glade", "place of") suffixed to a radical meaning "brook, stream" (Latin rivus, Old French rû), or maybe to a radical meaning "ford" (Celtic ritu).In 1928 the name of the commune officially became Rueil-Malmaison in reference to its most famous tourist attraction, the Chateau de Malmaison, home of Napoléon's first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais.
The name Malmaison comes from Medieval Latin mala mansio, meaning "ill-fated domain", "estate of ill luck". In the Early Middle Ages Malmaison was the site of a royal residence which was destroyed by the Vikings in 846, hence the name.
History
Rueil is famous for the Chateau de Malmaison where Napoleon and his first wife Josephine de Beauharnais lived.During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Rueil was located on the front line.
At the end of the 19th century famous painters like Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet and Claude Monet came to paint the Seine which crosses the city.
Miscellaneous
The main campus of the French Institute of Petroleum is in Rueil. The city has also become home to many large companies moving outward from La Défense, a trend first established by the move of Esso headquarters to Rueil.Transportation
Rueil-Malmaison is served by Rueil-Malmaison station on Paris RER line A.External links
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