Javel (Paris)
Javel used to be a village belonging to the parish of Issy on the left bank of the Seine , south-west of Paris . It was incorporated into Paris in 1860 as the 60th of a total of 80 quarters and is now part of the 15th arrondissement of Paris .
Javel became famous for the factory, which has been located here since 1792, for the manufacture of the chemical bleaching and disinfecting agent developed by Claude Louis Berthollet in 1789 , which was called Eau de Javel (Javel water in German) after the place of production and is still sold under this name today . The village of Javelle continued to write itself into the 20th century, which is why the chemical is still called Eau de Javelle in older chemistry books.
Around the Javelfabrik to other industries, among other things settled, automobile factory of André Citroën , which consisted at this location during the years 1915-1968. The company founder is remembered in Quartier Javel through the Quai André-Citroën (formerly Quai de Javel ), the Parc André-Citroën and a secondary school named after him ( Collège André-Citroën ) as well as the Métro and RER transfer station Javel -André Citroën kept awake .
The name of the place is borne by the port of Port de Javel on the banks of the Seine, the Rue de Javel , the church of St. Christophe de Javel and the RER station Gare de Javel .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 30 ″ N , 2 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ E