Suresnes
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Commune of Suresnes Seine River near Suresnes, by Alfred Sisley, 1879 |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | Suresnes |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Christian Dupuy |
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| Altitude | ?–162 m (avg. 36 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3.79 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
44,200 39,706 |
| - Density (2005) | 11,662/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92073/ 92150 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. The nearest communies are Neuilly-sur-Seine, Puteaux, Saint-Cloud and Boulogne-Billancourt.
Fort Mont-Valérien (Mémorial de la France Combattante) is situated in this commune.
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[edit] Transport
Suresnes is served by Suresnes – Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines.
The Pont de Suresnes carries the Allée de Longchamp (one of the main traffic arteries) from the Bois de Boulogne over the Seine into the western suburbs of Paris.
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Births
Suresnes was the birthplace of:
- Leos Carax (born 1960), French film director.
- Yves Mourousi (1942-1998), French television and radio news presenter.
- Elsa Kikoïne (born March 2, 1977), French actress.
- Julie Gayet (born June 3, 1972), French actress.
- Élisabeth Étienne (born June 6, 1967), French actress.
- Michaël Youn (born Michaël Benayoun on December 2, 1973), French humorist and actor, has been a tv presenter.
- François Eudes, (born December 2, 1974), composer sound department member in movies.
[edit] Twin cities
Suresnes is twinned with:
Colmenar Viejo, Spain
District of Göttingen, Germany
Hackney, United Kingdom- Hann. Münden, Germany
Holon, Israel
Kragujevac, Serbia
Villach, Austria
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