List of high-rise buildings in La Défense

View from the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile on La Défense in March 2015

The list of high-rise buildings in La Défense includes all high- rise buildings in the La Défense office district near Paris that reach a structural height of 100 meters. La Défense is the largest service center in France and extends over the urban areas of the Parisian suburbs Courbevoie , Nanterre and Puteaux .

List of existing high-rise buildings

No.	building	Urban area	opening	absolute height in m	Height in m to the roof	Floors	comment
1.	Tour First	Courbevoie	1974	231	225	56	After renovation and addition, the tallest building in France since 2011 . Erected in 1974 as Tour UAP with a height of 159 meters, later renamed Tour AXA. Also known as Tour Assur and Tour CB31. Headquarters of Ernst & Young and Euler Hermes .
2.	Tour Majunga	Puteaux	2014	193	193	45
3.	Tour Total Coupole	Courbevoie	1985	190	187	48	Fourth tallest skyscraper in France. Headquarters of the French oil company Total .
4th	Tour CB21	Courbevoie	1974	187	179	44
5.	Tour T1	Courbevoie	2008	185	171	37	Headquarters of the French energy supplier Engie .
6th	Tour granite	Nanterre	2008	184	184	36	Société Générale headquarters
7th	Tour Areva	Courbevoie	1974	178	178	44
8th.	Tour Saint Gobain	Courbevoie	2019	178	178	39
9.	Tour D2	Courbevoie	2014	171	171	37
10.	Tour Alicante	Nanterre	1995	167	167	37	Société Générale headquarters
11.	Tour Chassagne	Nanterre	1995	167	167	37	Société Générale headquarters
12.	Tour Trinity	Courbevoie	2020	167	151	33
13.	Tour Carpe Diem	Courbevoie	2013	166	154	38
14th	Tour EDF	Puteaux	2001	165	165	41
15th	Cœur Défense	Courbevoie	2001	161	161	39
16.	Tour Alto	Courbevoie	2020	160	160	38
17th	Tour Égée	Courbevoie	1999	155	155	40
18th	Tour Adriatic	Courbevoie	2002	155	150	40
19th	Tour Ariane	Puteaux	1975	152	152	36
20th	Tour Les Poissons	Courbevoie	1970	150	129	42
21st	Tour CBX	Courbevoie	2005	143	143	32
22nd	Tour Europlaza	Courbevoie	1972	135	123	31	Seat of the European Banking Authority .
23.	Tour Défense 2000	Puteaux	1974	134	134	47
24.	Tour Eqho	Courbevoie	1988	131	131	40	French company location of IBM
25th	Tour Michelet	Puteaux	1985	127	127	34
26th	Tour France	Puteaux	1973	126	126	40
27.	Tour Franklin	Puteaux	1972	120	120	33
28.	Tour of Séquoia	Puteaux	1990	119	119	33
29	Tour W	Puteaux	1973	119	119	31
30th	Tour CGI	Courbevoie	1971	117	117	27
31.	Tour Neptune	Courbevoie	1975	113	113	25th
32.	Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine	Nanterre	1974	113	113	25th
33.	Grande Arche	Puteaux	1989	111	111	37
34.	Tour Manhattan	Courbevoie	1975	111	111	32
35.	Tour Ève	Puteaux	1975	109	109	37
36.	Tour initial	Puteaux	1967	109	109	30th
37.	Tour Atlantique	Puteaux	1970	106	106	27
38.	Tour Nuage 1	Nanterre	1977	105	105	39
39.	Tour Nuage 2	Nanterre	1977	105	105	39
40.	Tour Gambetta	Courbevoie	1975	104	104	37
41.	Tour Cèdre	Courbevoie	1998	103	103	28
42.	Tour Opus 12	Puteaux	1973	100	100	27
43.	Tour Europe	Courbevoie	1969	100	100	28
44.	Tour Blanche	Courbevoie	1967	100	100	27

List of other buildings under 100 m

building	Urban area	opening	absolute height in m	Height in m to the roof	Floors	comment
Tour Prisma (Tour GAN Eurocourtage)	Courbevoie	1996	97	97	25th
Tour Pacific	Puteaux	1992	90	90	25th
Hotel Mélia	Courbevoie	2015	87	82	19th
Tour Allianz One	Puteaux	1984	85	85	22nd
Voltaire Tour	Puteaux	1988	82	82	23
Damiers de Dauphiné	Courbevoie	1976	77	77	23
Skylight	Puteaux	2017	76	76	19th
Résidence Rose de Cherbourg	Puteaux	2018	75	75	22nd
Tour Vista	Puteaux	1971	72	72	23
Tour Exaltis	Courbevoie	2006	72	72	16
Hotel Pullman	Courbevoie	2000	69	69	22nd
Les Miroirs	Courbevoie	1981	69	69	16
Residence la Sirène	Courbevoie	1975	66	66	17th
Damiers de Champagne	Courbevoie	1978	63	63	18th
Résidence Bellini	Puteaux	1957	56	56	16
Residence Maréchal Leclerc	Courbevoie	1974	55	55	18th
Le Galion	Puteaux	1982	55	55	8th
Tour PB5 (Tour SCOR)	Puteaux	1983	54	54	16
Defense Plaza	Puteaux	2004	54	54	12
Carré Michelet	Puteaux	2019	53	53	15th	Complete renovation and expansion of the Le Michelet building , approx. 37,000 m² of usable space.
Immeuble Basalte	Puteaux	2013	53	53	14th
Ibis Novotel	Courbevoie	1984	51	51	14th
CNIT	Puteaux	1958	50	50	13	Oldest building in La Défense.
Engie B (Bâtiment B)	Courbevoie	2008	50	50	14th
Canopy	Courbevoie	2020	50	50	21st	Complete renovation and extension of Le Doumer .
Le Palatine I.	Puteaux	2004	49	49	9
Le Palatine II	Puteaux	2004	49	49	9
Le Palatine III	Puteaux	2004	49	49	9
Damiers d'Anjou	Courbevoie	1976	48	48	12
Damiers de Bretagne	Courbevoie	1976	48	48	12
Residence Minerve	Puteaux	1984	48	48	18th
Window	Puteaux	2018	47	47	7th	former name: Élysées La Défense .
Guynemer	Courbevoie	2002	46	46	8th
Residence Vision 80	Courbevoie	1973	45	45	14th
U arena	Nanterre	2017	45	45	10	Multifunctional arena with 40,000 seats and at the same time the new home arena for Racing 92 .
lotus	Courbevoie	1981	44	44	9
Les Platanes	Puteaux	1983	44	44	15th
Altana	Puteaux	2019	44	44	14th
Triangle de l'Arche	Courbevoie	2001	41	41	8th
Residence Les Dauphins	Courbevoie	1974	41	41	16
Scythe	Puteaux	2019	41	41	8th
Central telephonique	Puteaux	1970	40	40	19th
Residence de l'Ancre (CH31)	Courbevoie	1974	40	40	6th
Residence Louis Pouey	Puteaux	1972	40	40	15th
Jean Monnet	Courbevoie	1989	40	40	9
Kupka A	Puteaux	1992	40	40	12
Kupka B	Puteaux	1992	40	40	12
Kupka C	Puteaux	1992	40	40	12
Les Villages de l'Arche (Espace 21)	Puteaux	1994	40	40	9
Residence Apollonia	Courbevoie	1999	39	39	10
Manhattan Square	Courbevoie	1976	38	38	16
Residence One	Puteaux	2017	38	38	11
Le Belvédère (KPMG)	Puteaux	1997	36	36	9
Residence Boieldieu	Puteaux	1966	36	36	11
ellipse	Courbevoie	1974	36	36	11
City-Défense (Delalande)	Courbevoie	1985	36	36	9
Lavoisier	Courbevoie	1988	35	35	9
Balzac	Courbevoie	1986	35	35	9
Ampère e +	Courbevoie	1985	35	35	9
Euronext (Praetorium)	Courbevoie	2009	35	35	7th
Colisée Gardens (Le Colisée)	Courbevoie	1998	35	35	9
La Fayette	Courbevoie	1989	35	35	9
Newton	Courbevoie	1989	35	35	8th
Le diamond	Puteaux	1991	35	35	9
Le Monge	Courbevoie	1980	34	34	9
Alliance Acacia	Puteaux	1985	34	34	9
Tour Adamas	Courbevoie	2011	33	33	8th
Pyramidione	Courbevoie	2007	33	33	7th
Île-de-France	Puteaux	1982	32	32	6th
Le Moretti	Courbevoie	1995	32	32		also called the Moretti fireplace . Ventilation chimney designed as a work of art by Raymond Moretti.
Résidence Neuilly Défense	Courbevoie	1984	31	31	9
Le Vinci	Courbevoie	1998	31	31	8th
Michelet Galilée	Puteaux	1986	30th	30th	9
Residence la Defense	Puteaux	1966	30th	30th	9
Notre-Dame de Pentecôte	Puteaux	2000	30th	30th	3
Campus de l'Arche	Puteaux	2017	30th	30th	9
PB20-PB21 (Easy Building, Coface)	Puteaux	1986	27	27	9
Hotel CitizenM	Puteaux	2017	27	27	9
Passage de l'Arche	Puteaux	1990	26th	26th	7th
Residence Lorraine	Courbevoie	1969	25th	25th	4th
Collines de l'Arche	Courbevoie	1990	25th	25th	7th
Les Quatre Temps	Puteaux	1981	24	24	3	Most visited shopping center in France.
Le Linea	Puteaux	1988	23	23	9
Maison de la Defense	Courbevoie	1981	21st	21st	5
Ifpass (Utopia; Realtys)	Puteaux	1984	15th	15th	5
UGC Ciné Cité - La Défense	Puteaux	1992	14th	14th	3
Frasersuites	Courbevoie	1984			14th
Arkema	Puteaux	1986			12
The Curve (Le Cap; CBC)	Puteaux	1990			10
Hôtel Renaissance	Puteaux	1996			9
Le Wilson	Puteaux				9
Residence Gallieni	Puteaux				9
Résidence Corvée	Courbevoie	1972			8th
Le Triangle	Courbevoie	1988			8th
Le Guillaumet (Bureau Veritas)	Courbevoie	1984			8th
Post EDF	Courbevoie	1973			3
Colline de la Defense	Puteaux	1992			3
Espace Info Défense	Courbevoie				2

List of high-rise buildings under construction

building	Urban area	planned opening	absolute height in m	Height in m to the roof	Floors	comment
Tour Hekla (Tour Rose de Cherbourg)	Puteaux	2022Template: future / in 2 years	220		51
Tour Aurore	Courbevoie	2022Template: future / in 2 years	131	131	34	Extensive renovation and heightening of the existing building. Originally it was supposed to be torn down and replaced by Tour Air². In 2017, the demolition plans were abandoned and a decision was made instead for a comprehensive renovation and an increase of 16 meters or 5 floors.
L'Archipel (Siège social de Vinci)	Nanterre	2021	106		24	Future headquarters of Vinci .
Landscape	Puteaux	2020	101		28	Complete renovation and extension of the Tour Pascal building , approx. 70,000 m² of usable space.
Tour Eria	Puteaux	2020	59		13
PB10 - Ile de France	Puteaux	2021	44		9	Complete renovation and extension of PB10 .
L'Archipel (Siège social de Vinci Energies)	Nanterre	2021	40		8th
Hotel Okko	Nanterre	2021	39		9
In Défense	Nanterre	2021	39		9
Latitude	Courbevoie	2020	37		8th	Complete renovation of the Berkeley Building .
Origine	Nanterre	2020	33		7th
Nouvelle Vague	Nanterre	2020	33		10

List of planned high-rise buildings

building	Urban area	planned opening	absolute height in m	Height in m to the roof	Floors	comment
Hermitage Plaza Tour 1	Courbevoie	2024Template: future / in 4 years	320	320	86	Building permit was granted in 2012. All complaints from tenants of the buildings to be demolished were finally dismissed in 2015. Demolition of the existing buildings began in 2019.
Hermitage Plaza Tour 2	Courbevoie	2024Template: future / in 4 years	320	320	85	Building permit was granted in 2012. All complaints from tenants of the buildings to be demolished were finally dismissed in 2015. Demolition of the existing buildings began in 2019.
The Link Tour 1	Puteaux	2025Template: future / in 5 years	242		52	Larger of the two twin towers. Presented and building application submitted in 2017. Final approval after several objections in 2019. The tenant is the oil company Total . Demolition of the existing buildings started in 2020. Construction is expected to start in 2021.
Tours Sisters Tour 1	Courbevoie	2024Template: future / in 4 years	229		51	Larger of the two twin towers. Replaces the Tour Phare project. Construction is expected to start in early 2020.
Tour des jardins de l'Arche	Nanterre	2024Template: future / in 4 years	206		54	The design comes from the architects Atelier 2/3/4 . The draft was presented to the public on January 11, 2017. Construction is expected to start in early 2020.
The Link Tour 2	Puteaux	2025Template: future / in 5 years	178		36	Smaller of the two twin towers. Presented and building application submitted in 2017. Final approval after several objections in 2019. The tenant is the oil company Total . Demolition of the existing buildings started in 2020. Construction is expected to start in 2021.
Tours Sisters Tour 2	Courbevoie	2024Template: future / in 4 years	131		31	Smaller of the two twin towers. Replaces the Tour Phare project. Construction is expected to start in early 2020.
Immeuble CB3	Courbevoie	2022Template: future / in 2 years	61		15th	Complete renovation and extension of the building CB3 (SGAM) .
Tour metropolis	Puteaux	2022Template: future / in 2 years	54		13	Demolition and reconstruction of the existing building.

List of demolished high-rise buildings

building	Urban area	opening	demolition	absolute height in m	Height in m to the roof	Floors	comment
Tour Arago	Puteaux	1961	2018	77	77	21st	Replaced by Tour Eria.
Tour Esso	Courbevoie	1963	1993	63	63	11	First office building in La Défense. Likewise, the first demolished high-rise in La Défense. Replaced by Cœur Défense .
Tour Norma	Puteaux	1968	2017	51	51	16	Replaced by La Norma.
Les Saisons CB32	Courbevoie	1993	2017	50	50	13	Replaced by Tour Alto .
Iris CB19	Courbevoie	1983	2016	42	42	13	Replaced by Tour Saint Gobain .
Bureau Veritas CB22	Courbevoie	1984	2011	34	34	7th	Replaced by Tour D2 .
France Télécom CB13	Courbevoie	1982	2010	32	32	8th	Replaced by Tour Carpe Diem .

List of skyscrapers never built

building	Urban area	planned opening	Abandoned project	absolute height in m	Height in m to the roof	Floors	comment
Tour Polak	Puteaux	1969	1962	725			Planned as a viewing and television tower. Abandonment of the project because of excessive costs and uselessness. Should be built on the spot where La Grande Arche stands today.
Tour sans fin	Puteaux	2001	2000	425		100	Abandonment of the project due to high costs.
Tour Lumière Cybernétique	Nanterre	1990	1974	347		7th	Planned as a lookout tower and huge work of art.
Tour Hermitage Tower	Courbevoie		2008	309		76	Replaced by the Hermitage Plaza project.
Tour signal	Puteaux	2015	2010	301		71	Abandonment of the project due to high costs.
Tour Phare	Puteaux	2017	2015	297	286	70	Replaced by the Tours Sisters project.
Tour Foster	Puteaux	2015		297
Tour osmosis	Puteaux	2015		284		74
Tour CB21 (increase)	Courbevoie	2008		275		56	Abandonment of the project for cost reasons.
Tour Generali	Courbevoie	2014	2011	265		46	Generali gave up the project for internal reasons .
Tour Zehrfuss		1964	1969	250		60	Abandonment of the project due to excessive costs and lack of investors.
Tour PD22 (A)		2014		235		57	Larger of the two planned twin towers.
Tour Manhattan (top-up)	Courbevoie	2009		208		39
Tour Air²	Courbevoie	2021	2017	202		46	Should replace Tour Aurore , which should be demolished. Building permit was granted in 2011. In 2017 the demolition plans were abandoned and the decision was made instead to extensively renovate and add 16 meters or 5 floors to the Tour Aurore.
Tour CB2 (x2)		1974		184		46	Planned as twin towers.
Tour Ava	Courbevoie	2020	2017	142		34
Tour PD22 (B)		2014		145		39	Smaller of the two planned twin towers.
Tour Fiducial	Courbevoie			126		39	Project was presented in 2009.