Gennevilliers is a commune in the north-western suburbs of
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. It is located . (5.7 miles) from the
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Gennevilliers is a commune in the north-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 . (5.7 miles) from the
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History
On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of
Villeneuve-la-GarenneVilleneuve-la-Garenne is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region.-History:...
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Transport
Gennevilliers is served by Gabriel Péri – Asnières – Gennevilliers station on
Paris Métro line 13Paris Métro Line 13 is one of 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. The line links Saint-Denis and Gennevilliers in the northern suburbs of Paris to Châtillon in the south. It is the fifth busiest line on the netwok...
. This station is located at the border between the commune of Gennevilliers and the commune of
Asnières-sur-SeineAsnières-sur-Seine is a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.-Name:Asnières-sur-Seine was originally called simply Asnières...
, on the Asnières side of the border.
Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on Paris
RER line CThe RER C is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Pontoise , Versailles – Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-Forêt , Saint-Martin d'Étampes and Versailles – Chantiers * First inauguration : 1979*...
:
Les GrésillonsLes Grésillons is a station in Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. It is situated in Gennevilliers, in the département of Hauts-de-Seine, and close to the industrial zone of the Caboeufs.- See also :* List of stations of the Paris RER...
and
GennevilliersGennevilliers is a station in Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. It is situated in Gennevilliers, in the département of Hauts-de-Seine.- See also :* List of stations of the Paris RER...
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Miscellaneous
Gennevilliers was the birthplace of the
actressAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Isabelle AdjaniIsabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She won four César Awards in Possession , One Deadly Summer , Camille Claudel , and Queen Margot . Also she received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress...
, and the French judoka
Pascal TayotPascal Tayot is a retired judoka from France. He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the final he was defeated by Poland's Waldemar Legień.-References:*...
, who won a silver medal at the
1992 Summer OlympicsThe 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992.-Host city selection:...
.It is also the birthplace of pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder Thierry Vigneron.
Gennevilliers is twinned with the town of
BirkenheadBirkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
on the
Wirral PeninsulaWirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded to the west by the River Dee, which forms the boundary with Wales, and to the east by the River Mersey. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the merits of each form are the subject of local...
in
MerseysideMerseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. Taking its name from the River Mersey, Merseyside came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974, after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, and the county consists of five metropolitan...
UK and with the town of
Ostrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiOstrowiec Świętokrzyski is a town in central Poland with 74,211 inhabitants .The main industry is manufacture of iron.Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Kielce Voivodeship . It is the capital of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski County.- Culture :Culture plays a special role in the...
in
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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