Nanterre

Nanterre is a neighborhood on the banks of the Seine western suburb of the French capital, Paris. The municipality with 89 476 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) is the seat of the department of Hauts -de -Seine and since 1966 the seat of the Diocese of Nanterre.

Nanterre shares the famous skyscraper district of La Défense with neighboring communities Courbevoie and Puteaux.

Population Development

  • Year population
  • 1962: 83 416
  • 1968: 90 332
  • 1975: 95 032 ( 20 Feb. )
  • 1982: 90 371 (March 4 )
  • 1990: 84 565 (March 5 )
  • 1999: 84 325 (8 March )

History

Nanterre is home to the Université de Paris X, at the philosophical faculty with the movement of 22 March, the 68-movement of France took their starting point.

The community tends politically to the left and is since 1935 - interrupted only under the German occupation 1940-1944 - ruled by communist mayors, currently this is Patrick Jarry. The establishment of the new headquarters of the right-wing National Front in 2007 was therefore accompanied by massive protests.

2002, there were in Nanterre has run amok.

Sights and culture

  • La Defense La Defense is a modern office skyscraper district with large squares, the traffic was there laid completely under the surface. In the squares between interesting contemporary architecture is an ' outdoor museum ' with about sixty works by great modern contemporary artists, including Niki de St. Phalle and Joan Miró.
  • Théâtre des Amandiers: The Théâtre des Amandiers is a cultural center Nanterres.

Education

  • Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense:

Economy

Nanterre is the location of the automobile, electrical, machinery, metal and food industry and the cosmetic industry.

Sports

The basketball club JSF Nanterre plays since 2011 in the top division of France, the LNB Pro JSF A. 2013 won the French championship for the first time.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Genevieve of Paris (c. 422 to 502), saint and patron saint of Paris
  • François Hanriot (1759-1794), French revolutionary
  • Robert Etcheverry (1937-2007), French actor
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Nanterre Cantons of France Postal codes in France Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre National Front (France) Nanterre massacre La Défense Mechanical engineering Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) Antony, Hauts-de-Seine Bagneux (Hauts-de-Seine) Bois-Colombes Boulogne-Billancourt Bourg-la-Reine Chaville Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Colombes Fontenay-aux-Roses Garches Gennevilliers Issy-les-Moulineaux Levallois-Perret Malakoff Marnes-la-Coquette Meudon Montrouge Neuilly-sur-Seine Le Plessis-Robinson Rueil-Malmaison Saint-Cloud Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine Suresnes Vanves Vaucresson Villeneuve-la-Garenne
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