Nanterre

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Nanterre
Nanterre coat of arms
Nanterre (France)
Nanterre
region Île-de-France
Department Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Nanterre
Canton Nanterre-1 (main town)
Nanterre-2 (main town)
Community association Métropole du Grand Paris and
Paris Ouest La Défense
Coordinates 48 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 12'  E
height 22-127 m
surface 12.19 km 2
Residents 95,105 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7,802 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 92000
INSEE code 92050
Website www.nanterre.fr

Historical center

Nanterre is a western suburb of the French capital Paris, on the banks of the Seine . The municipality with 95,105 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is the seat of the Hauts-de-Seine department and since 1966 the seat of the diocese of Nanterre . The inhabitants used to be called Nanterrois , today they are called Nanterriens .

The place shares the well-known high-rise district La Défense with the neighboring communities Courbevoie and Puteaux .

Development of the population

  • 1962: 83.416
  • 1968: 90.332
  • 1975: 95.032 (February 20)
  • 1982: 90,371 (March 4th)
  • 1990: 84,565 (March 5)
  • 1999: 84,325 (March 8)
  • 2011: 89,476 (January 1)

history

Nanterre is the seat of the Université de Paris X , the philosophical faculty of which, with the March 22nd movement, was the starting point for France's 68 movement .

The municipality tends politically to the left and has been ruled by communist mayors since 1935 - only interrupted by the German occupation from 1940 to 1944 ; since 2014 this is Patrick Jarry . The settlement of the new headquarters of the right-wing National Front in 2007 was therefore accompanied by massive protests from local residents.

In 2002 there was a rampage there .

Sights and culture

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Nanterre
  • La Défense : Modern high-rise district with numerous office, residential and commercial complexes, the traffic of which has been completely relocated below the surface. In the squares east of the silhouette-defining Grande Arche there are around sixty freely accessible works by contemporary artists, including Niki de Saint Phalle and Joan Miró .
  • Théâtre des Amandiers , which not only serves theater and cabaret events, but also houses film screenings and houses a drama school.
  • U Arena : Multifunctional and roofed stadium for sports and entertainment events, at the same time the home ground of the rugby club Racing 92 .

education

economy

Nanterre is home to the automotive , electrical , mechanical , metal and food industries as well as the cosmetics industry .

From 1961 to 1985 the place was the production site of the car manufacturer Citroën , Simca manufactured Fiat vehicles under license from 1935 . From 1898 to 1933 SCAR built vehicles in Nanterre, from 1901 to 1907 Prosper-Lambert , from 1907 to 1908 Automobiles Jean Bart , 1921 Madoz , from 1925 to 1926 Ryjan , from 1929 to 1926 Vinot & Deguingand , from 1926 to 1936 Donnet-Contin and from 1934 to 1955 Automobiles Ardex . From 1970 to 2010 the place was the seat of the steel trader IMS International Metal Service .

Are represented Envicom Systemlogistik the Sulo Group, the flooring maker Tarkett with its European headquarters, the headquarters of the Investment Company Lyxor Asset Management and Automation Manufacturer Telemecanique , founded in Nanterre 1924th Nanterre is the head office of the Golden Tulip hotel chain , the luxury chocolate manufacturer La Maison du Chocolat , the automotive supplier Faurecia , the bicycle rear derailleur manufacturer Huret since 1930 , the engineering service provider Segula Technologies since 1985 , the personnel service provider Emagine Group since 1988 , the hardware and software manufacturer since 1992 SES-imagotag , since 2000 the computer game company Cyanide Studios and the IT service provider Europe Computer Systèmes , which was founded there in 1974. The Lanvin fashion company opened its own dye works in Nanterre in 1923 .

Sports

The basketball club JSF Nanterre has played in the top division of France, the LNB Pro A , since 2011 . In 2013 he won the French championship for the first time and in 2015 the Euro Challenge Cup in Trabzon . In 2017, the successful rugby club Racing 92 moved from Colombes to Nanterre.

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Hauts-de-Seine. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Charenton-le-Pont 1993, ISBN 2-908958-95-3 , pp. 286-299.

Web links

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