La Garenne-Colombes

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Commune of La Garenne-Colombes
Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates 48°54′36″N, 2°14′47″E
Administration
Country France
Région Île-de-France
Département Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Nanterre
Intercommunality none as of 2005
Statistics
Land area¹ 1.78 km²
Population²
(1999 census)
24,067
 - Density (1999) 13,521/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 92035/ 92250
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

La Garenne-Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.6 km. (6 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.

[edit] History

The commune of La Garenne-Colombes was created on May 2, 1910 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes.

[edit] Transport

La Garenne-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: La Garenne-Colombes and Les Vallées (this last station is located at the border between the commune of La Garenne-Colombes and the commune of Bois-Colombes, on the Bois-Colombes side of the border).

[edit] Born in La Garenne-Colombes