Houilles
| Houilles | ||
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Town hall | ||
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | ||
| Coordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°11′21″E / 48.9261°N 2.1892°ECoordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°11′21″E / 48.9261°N 2.1892°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Canton | Houilles | |
| Intercommunality | Boucle de la Seine | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alexandre Joly | |
| Area1 | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 31,142 | |
| • Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78311 / 78800 | |
| Elevation | 27–57 m (89–187 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Houilles is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 14.2 km (8.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
Transport
Houilles is served by Houilles – Carrières-sur-Seine station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
History
Until 2000, the command post of French Navy's Ballistic Missile Submarine Force was based at Houilles.
Victor Schoelcher, a French abolitionist writer in the 19th century and the main spokesman for a group from Paris who worked for the abolition of slavery died in Houilles on 25 December 1893.
A nursery school, a street and a statue carry his name. The house in which he died in 1893 is at 26 Avenue Victor Schoelcher. Houilles acquired the house in 2011.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Houilles is twinned with:<ref name=""Houilles twinning">"Bienvenue au Comité de Jumelage de Houilles". Comité de Jumelage de Houilles (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>
Celorico de Basto, Portugal<ref name=""Houilles twinning">"Bienvenue au Comité de Jumelage de Houilles". Comité de Jumelage de Houilles (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>
Chesham, United Kingdom<ref name=""Houilles twinning">"Bienvenue au Comité de Jumelage de Houilles". Comité de Jumelage de Houilles (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>[1]
Friedrichsdorf, Germany[2]<ref name=""Houilles twinning">"Bienvenue au Comité de Jumelage de Houilles". Comité de Jumelage de Houilles (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>
Schoelcher, Martinique<ref name=""Houilles twinning">"Bienvenue au Comité de Jumelage de Houilles". Comité de Jumelage de Houilles (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref>
See also
- Communes of the Yvelines department
References
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "Partnerstädte - Friedrichsdorf". Friedrichsdorf Town Council (in German). © Stadt Friedrichsdorf 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houilles. |
- Official website (in French)
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