Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine
| Bagneux | ||
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The church of Saint Hermeland of Bagneux | ||
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 Paris and inner ring départements | ||
| Coordinates: 48°47′54″N 2°18′49″E / 48.7983°N 2.3137°ECoordinates: 48°47′54″N 2°18′49″E / 48.7983°N 2.3137°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Arrondissement | Antony | |
| Canton | Bagneux | |
| Intercommunality | Sud de Seine | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Hélène Amiable (PCF) | |
| Area1 | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 38,890 | |
| • Density | 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92077 / 92220 | |
| Elevation |
55–111 m (180–364 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Bagneux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
Nearest places
Transport
Bagneux is served by Bagneux station on Paris RER line B. This station is located at the border between the commune of Bagneux and the commune of Cachan, on the Cachan side of the border.
Sites of interest
- Château du Comte Beugnot, La Fontaine-Gueffier, supposed to be built for Richelieu
- Gnomon (Instrument built in the 17th century)
Notable residents
- Amedy Coulibaly, one of three perpetrators of the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
- Hayat Boumeddiene, fugitive and suspected accomplice of her common law husband Amedy Coulibaly, the main suspect for the Montrouge shooting and the hostage-taker and gunman in the Porte de Vincennes siege, in which he killed four hostages.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine is twinned with:[1]
Turin, Italy 1978[1]
Neath Port Talbot, Wales 1980[1][2]
Grand-Bourg, Guadeloupe 1998[1]
Vanadzor, Armenia 2006[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Atlas français de la coopération décentralisée et des autres actions extérieures". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ↑ "Neath Port Talbot Twin Towns". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
External links
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- (French) Bagneux website
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