Gennevilliers () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris.

Toponymy

The name Gennevilliers derives from the Latin Gennovillare meaning the 'estate of Genno', a Germanic personal name.

History

thumb|left|La plaine de Gennevilliers, by [[Gustave Caillebotte in 1888]]

thumb|The [[Hôtel de Ville, Gennevilliers|Hôtel de Ville]]

On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port Port of Gennevilliers of Paris on the Seine. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1977.

Population

Transport

Gennevilliers is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Les Courtilles, Les Agnettes and Gabriel Péri. All three are at the border with the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine.

Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on RER C (Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers), as well as five stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 1.

Education

Schools in Gennevilliers include:

  • 13 preschools
  • 9 primary schools
  • 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur

There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.

Natives/residents

  • Isabelle Adjani, actress
  • Gustave Caillebotte, Impressionist painter
  • Pascal Tayot, French judoka who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Thierry Vigneron, pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder
  • Garra Dembélé, footballer
  • Wesley Jobello, footballer
  • David Ngog, footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool F.C.)
  • Édouard Roger-Vasselin, tennis player
  • Jeanine Claes, dancer

Twin towns – sister cities

Gennevilliers is twinned with:

  • La Bañeza, Spain
  • Bergkamen, Germany
  • Al-Bireh, Palestine
  • Imola, Italy
  • Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
  • Wirral, England, United Kingdom

Trostianets, Ukraine

See also

  • Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

  • Official website