Courbevoie

Courbevoie
region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Courbevoie-1 (main town) ; Courbevoie-2 (main town)
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and ; Paris Ouest La Défense
Coordinates	48 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 15' E Coordinates: 48 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 15' E
height	25-56 m
surface	4.17 km 2
Residents	81,719 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	19,597 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	92400
INSEE code	92026
Website	http://www.ville-courbevoie.fr/
	; Courbevoie town hall

Courbevoie is a municipality with 81,719 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French department of Hauts-de-Seine . It is located in the north-west of the Paris metropolitan area , around eight kilometers from the city center, on the left bank of the Seine . The community area is 417 ha . The inhabitants are Courbevoisiens called.

The La Défense business district, which is characterized by high-rise buildings, is located partly in the urban area of Courbevoie, and partly in the neighboring communities of Puteaux and Nanterre . The city is divided into the two cantons of Courbevoie-Nord and Courbevoie-Sud . Jacques Kossowski from the UMP has been Mayor of Courbevoie since 1995 .

While the population development declined in the 1960s, the number of inhabitants, which was 54,488 in 1975, has risen continuously since then.

museum

The Musée Roybet Fould is located in the Parc de Bécon on the Seine . It mainly shows works of art from the second half of the 19th century. In addition, exhibits on regional history are on display. On the other side of the park is the Villa Pavillon des Indes , which serves as an apartment for art scholars. A small exhibition on the history of the building is open to the public on individual days of the year.

Architectural monuments

See: List of Monuments historiques in Courbevoie

Economy and Infrastructure

The headquarters of the global corporations Saint-Gobain (industrial group), Engie (energy supply company) and Total (mineral oil company) are located in Courbevoie. The logistics company GEFCO is also based here.

The body manufacturer Vanvooren was based in Courbevoie from 1910 to 1950, and in the 1930s it produced numerous bodies for chassis from Bugatti , Hispano-Suiza , Rolls-Royce and Bentley . The automobile manufacturers Alva , Bucciali and Delage also had their workshops here.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Henri Letocart (1866–1945), organist and composer
Pierre de Lescure (1891–1963), writer, journalist and editor
Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961), writer
Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894–1986), photographer and painter
Arletty (1898–1992), actress
Lucien Choury (1898–1987), French track cyclist and Olympic champion
Georges Limbour (1900-1970), writer
André Glory (1906–1966), abbot and archaeologist
Maurice Labro (1910-1987), director
Louis de Funès (1914–1983), actor
André Ruellan (1922–2016), author, screenwriter and doctor
Michel Rocard (1930–2016), socialist politician and Prime Minister 1988–1993
Pierre Lagaillarde (1931–2014), nationalist politician and co-founder of the OAS
Bernard Consten (1932–2017), automobile racing driver and motorsport official
Olivier de Berranger IdP (1938–2017), Bishop of Saint-Denis
Marc Blondel (* 1938), trade unionist
Michel Delpech (1946-2016), singer
Michel Blanc (* 1952), actor and director
Olivier Jardé (* 1953), politician ( UDF , Nouveau center )
Patrick Pécherot (* 1953), journalist and crime writer
Paul Giacobbi (* 1957), politician
Julie Ferrier (born 1971), actress
Philippe Candeloro (* 1972), figure skater
Nicolas Lhernould (* 1975), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Constantine
Stanick Jeannette (* 1977), figure skater
Guillaume Lacour (* 1980), football player
Abdourahmane Barry (* 2000), football player

Died in Courbevoie

Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755–1821), Napoléon's personal physician

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875), sculptor

Adolphe Lalyre (1848–1933), painter

Louis-Alexandre Mérante (1828–1887), dancer and choreographer

Edmond Louis Romain Séchan (1919–2002), cameraman and director

Town twinning

Courbevoie has had a partnership with the Enfield district of London since 1994 and a partnership with the German city of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg since 1961 .

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes des Hauts-de-Seine. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Charenton-le-Pont 1993, ISBN 2-908958-95-3 , pp. 176-187.

Web links

Commons : Courbevoie - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the city (French)