Bourg-la-Reine

Bourg-la-Reine
region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Antony
Canton	Bagneux
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and ; Vallée Sud-Grand Paris
Coordinates	48 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 19' E Coordinates: 48 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 19' E
height	43-77 m
surface	1.86 km 2
Residents	20,667 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11,111 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	92340
INSEE code	92014
Website	www.bourg-la-reine.fr

Bourg-la-Reine is a French town in Paris with 20,667 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Hauts-de-Seine of the region Île-de-France .

Toponymy

In the course of the French Revolution, the city was renamed Bourg de l'Égalité (market town of equality) in 1793 and then shortened to Bourg Égalité in 1801 . In 1812 the original name was reverted to.

geography

Bourg-la-Reine is about ten kilometers south of the center of Paris on the left bank of the Bièvre . Neighboring communities are Bagneux in the north-west , Cachan in the north-east, L'Haÿ-les-Roses in the east, Antony in the south and Sceaux in the south-west.

economy

The company Cire Trudon , founded in 1643 as Maison de Cire Trudon, the oldest wax manufacture in the world has been operating here since 1971.

Twin cities

City partnerships exist

Kenilworth in Warwickshire, UK
Monheim am Rhein in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Reghin in Transylvania (Romania)
Sulejówek in Poland
Yanqing in China

Villa Hennebique (1901–1903)

traffic

The route départementale RD 920 runs through the city from south to north , following the course of the Roman road via aureliensis through Gaul to Cologne.

By the station Bourg-la-Reine the RER B the city with the S-Bahn network in the Paris region is connected. The city is also connected to Paris and the surrounding communities by 17 bus routes.