Le Plessis-Robinson
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Arrondissement | Antony | |
| Canton | Châtenay-Malabry | |
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Métropole du Grand Paris and Vallée Sud-Grand Paris |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 16' E | |
| height | 86-172 m | |
| surface | 3.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 29,100 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8,484 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 92350 | |
| INSEE code | 92060 | |
| Website | http://www.plessis-robinson.com/ | |
 Le Plessis-Robinson, panorama |
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Le Plessis-Robinson is a French commune with 29,100 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south-west of Paris . It belongs to the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region . The distance to Paris city center is about ten kilometers. The neighboring communities are Clamart , Fontenay-aux-Roses , Sceaux and Châtenay-Malabry .
history
Plessis was first mentioned in a document as Plessiacus in 839. The first church building was started in 1112. In 1250 Plessiacus became Plessis-Raoul .
The first castle of Plessis was built in 1412 by Jean de la Haye or Piquet de la Haye as a summer residence; after this the place was called Le Plessis-Piquet until the 20th century . The first mayor ( Antoine Moullé ) was elected in 1790. In 1793 the municipality of Plessis-Piquet was renamed Le Plessis-Liberté , but got its old name back in 1801. Jaime Odier bought the castle in 1827 and was mayor of Plessis from 1829 to 1831.
In 1848, the innkeeper Ernest Gueusquin, who was enthusiastic about Robinson Crusoe, opened a restaurant in Plessis which he called “Au grand Robinson” (To the great Robinson). Soon thousands of Parisians came to this and other newly opened eateries to dine, drink and dance.
In 1854 the famous publisher Louis Hachette bought the castle and the land. He later became mayor and city councilor. Finally, the commune was officially renamed Le Plessis-Robinson in 1910 at the instigation of the then mayor Paul Jaudé.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 18,449 | 22,590 | 22,231 | 21,271 | 21,289 | 21,618 | 23,312 | 29,111 |
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Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Le Plessis-Robinson
Town twinning
Personalities
- Born here
- Pierre de Montesquiou d'Artagnan (1640–1725), officer, Marshal of France
- Ferdinand Lot (1866–1952), historian and university professor
- Jean-Louis Vaudoyer (1883–1963), art historian, essayist, poet and novelist
- Related to Le Plessis-Robinson
- René Viviani (1863–1925), politician, head of government under President Raymond Poincaré , died here
- Mikinosuke Kawaishi (1899–1969), a pioneer of judo in France, died here
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Hauts-de-Seine. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Charenton-le-Pont 1993, ISBN 2-908958-95-3 , pp. 308-315.
Web links
- official page
- City without parcel - Le Plessis Robinson , Institute of Urban Architecture, University of Bremen