Châtenay-Malabry is a commune in the south-western suburbs of
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the
center of ParisIn many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
.
The commune includes the valley
la vallée aux loups with green forests and pretty houses including the estate of French writer
ChateaubriandFrançois-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician and diplomat. He is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.-Early life and exile:...
. It also includes the Butte Rouge, its most populated area. The Garden City in the Butte Rouge, the
Cité Jardins, is one of the earliest housing at moderated rents (
HLMHLM , French for "housing at moderated rents" or "rent-controlled housing", is a form of subsidised housing in France. There are approximately four million such residences, housing an estimated fourteen million people — nearly a quarter of the population of France...
).
Châtenay is the location of
École Centrale ParisÉcole Centrale Paris is a renowned French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special...
, of an
UFR de Pharmacie (Faculty of Pharmacy) and of
French national laboratory of doping detectionAgence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage , often referred to in English as the French Anti-Doping Agency, although this is not a direct translation of the name, is an independent public authority formed in 2006 and charged with ensuring that participants in sports in France do not violate rules...
.
Châtenay-Malabry is a commune in the south-western suburbs of
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the
center of ParisIn many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
.
The commune includes the valley
la vallée aux loups with green forests and pretty houses including the estate of French writer
ChateaubriandFrançois-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician and diplomat. He is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.-Early life and exile:...
. It also includes the Butte Rouge, its most populated area. The Garden City in the Butte Rouge, the
Cité Jardins, is one of the earliest housing at moderated rents (
HLMHLM , French for "housing at moderated rents" or "rent-controlled housing", is a form of subsidised housing in France. There are approximately four million such residences, housing an estimated fourteen million people — nearly a quarter of the population of France...
).
Châtenay is the location of
École Centrale ParisÉcole Centrale Paris is a renowned French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special...
, of an
UFR de Pharmacie (Faculty of Pharmacy) and of
French national laboratory of doping detectionAgence Française de Lutte contre le Dopage , often referred to in English as the French Anti-Doping Agency, although this is not a direct translation of the name, is an independent public authority formed in 2006 and charged with ensuring that participants in sports in France do not violate rules...
. The high-speed
TGVThe TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by VFE, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator. It was developed during the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom and SNCF, and is now operated primarily by SNCF...
Atlantique goes across the city through an underground railway covered with a park called
Coulée verte (greenway).
Since 31 December 2002, it is part of the
Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de BièvreThe Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre, in France, covers seven communes, five in the Hauts-de-Seine and two in the Essonne département.Antony is the seat of the Communauté d'agglomération...
History
Originally called simply Châtenay, the name of the commune became officially Châtenay-Malabry in 1920.
The name
Châtenay comes from
castellanum =
petit château (little castle) and
Malabry comes from a deformation of
badly located,
spoiled ground.
Transportation
Châtenay-Malabry is served by Robinson station on Paris
RER line BThe RER B is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye * First inauguration : December 9, 1977...
. This station is located at the border between the commune of Châtenay-Malabry and the commune of
SceauxSceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.7 km from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
, on the Sceaux side of the border.
Famous persons in Châtenay-Malabry
- Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, and philosopher known for his wit and his defense of civil liberties, including both freedom of religion and free trade.Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every...
spent time at Chatenay in 1719, and was probably born out of wedlock there in 1694
- François-René de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) writer, politician and diplomat
- Sully Prudhomme
René François Armand Prudhomme was a French poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901....
(1839-1907), french poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel PrizeThe Nobel Prize is a Sweden-based international monetary prize. The award was established by the 1895 will and estate of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel. It was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901...
in Literature, 1901
- Jean Fautrier
Jean Fautrier was a French painter and sculptor. He was one of the most important practitioners of Tachisme.He was born in Paris and studied in London at the Royal Academy of Art and the Slade School. He first exhibited his paintings at the Salon d'Automne in 1922 and at the Fabre Gallery in 1923...
(1898-1964), painter and sculptor
- Emmanuel Mounier
Emmanuel Mounier was a French philosopher.Mounier was the guiding spirit in the French Personalist movement, and founder and director of Esprit, the magazine which was the organ of the movement. Mounier, who was the child of peasants, was a brilliant scholar at the Sorbonne...
(1905-1950), Christian philosopher
- Paul Ricoeur
Paul Ricœur was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutic interpretation...
(1913-2005), Christian philosopher
- Jérôme Rothen
Jérôme Rothen is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for Rangers on loan from Paris Saint-Germain....
(born 1978), French international football player
- Clémence Poésy
Clémence Poésy is a French actress and model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy had dramatic education, and is active on both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions...
(born 1982), actress and model
Town twinning
Châtenay-Malabry is
twinnedSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
with
-
BergneustadtBergneustadt is a municipality in the eastern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located 50 km east of Cologne. It is part of the Berg region.-First naming:...
(Oberbergischer Kreiscellpadding="2" style="float: right; width: 307px; background: #e3e3e3; margin-left: 1em; border-spacing: 1px;"! Coat of arms! Map|- style="background: #ffffff; text-align: center;"| style="width: 145px;" | | style="width: 145px;" | |-...
, GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
) since 1967, which is also twinned with Landsmeer
-
LandsmeerLandsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.-Population centres :The municipality of Landsmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland....
(North HollandNorth Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
, NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
) since 1986, which is also twinned with Bergneustadt
-
WellingtonWellington is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the new town of Telford...
(ShropshireShropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Wales to the west. Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties with a population density of 91/km²...
, United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
) since 2001
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