Suresnes

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Suresnes Seine River near Suresnes, by Alfred Sisley, 1879
Country	France
Région	Île-de-France
Départment	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Suresnes
INSEE	92073
Postal Code	92150
Mayor Current Term	Christian Dupuy
Intercommunality	none as of 2005
Longitude	02° 13' 12" E
Latitude	48° 52' 12" N
Altitudes	average : 36 m minimum : ? maximum : 162 m
Area	3.79 km²
Population without double-counting	44,200 39,706 inhab. (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)
Population Density	11,662 inhab./km²

Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.

Fort Mont-Valérien (Mémorial de la France Combattante) is situated in this commune.

Contents

1 Transportation
2 Miscellaneous

2.1 Births
2.2 Twin cities

3 External links

Transportation

Suresnes is served by Suresnes – Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines.

The Pont de Suresnes carries the Allée de Longchamp (one of the main traffic arteries) from the Bois de Boulogne over the Seine into the western suburbs of Paris.

Miscellaneous

Births

Suresnes was the birthplace of:

Leos Carax (born 1960), film director
Yves Mourousi (1942-1998), television and radio news presenter

Twin cities

Suresnes is twinned with:

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

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[Map and info]
[Pont de Suresnes]

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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