Hauts-de-Seine

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Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine (92) (literally "Seine

Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
Heights") is a département in France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is part of the Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

?le-de-France is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area. Created as the "District of the Paris Region" in 1961, it was renamed as the "?le-de-France" r?gion in 1976 when its administrative status was aligned with the other French administrative regions created in 1...
region, and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. It is small and densely populated and contains the modern office, theatre and shopping complex known as La Défense
La Défense

La D?fense is a major business district for the Communes of France of Paris, bordering Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of the city itself. It is centered in an oval freeway loop straddling the Hauts-de-Seine departments of France commune in France of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux....
with its Grande Arche
Grande Arche

The Grande Arche de la Fraternit? is a monument in the business district of La D?fense to the west of Paris. It is usually known as the Arche de la D?fense or simply as La Grande Arche....
.

Geography
Hauts-de-Seine and two other small départements, Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis is a France departments of France located in the ?le-de-France regions of France. In local slang, it is known as "l'neuf trois" , after the official administrative number of the department, 93....
and Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Marne River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris....
, form a ring around Paris, known as the petite couronne (i.e.

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Hauts-de-Seine (92) (literally "Seine

Seine

France

Île-de-France (région)

Paris

Geography

Hauts-de-Seine and two other small départements, Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis

Val-de-Marne

Administration

Hauts-de-Seine is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements

Arrondissements of France

The 100 France Departments of France are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a Subprefectures in France....
and 36 communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
:

Arrondissement of Antony Arrondissement of Antony The arrondissement of Antony is an Arrondissements of France of France, located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, in the ?le-de-France Regions of France....	Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt The arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt is an Arrondissements of France of France, located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, in the ?le-de-France Regions of France....	Arrondissement of Nanterre Arrondissement of Nanterre The arrondissement of Nanterre is an Arrondissements of France of France, located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, in the ?le-de-France Regions of France....
#Antony Antony, Hauts-de-Seine Antony is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. Antony is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France and the seat of the Arrondissement of Antony.... #Châtenay-Malabry Châtenay-Malabry Ch?tenay-Malabry is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km from the Kilometre Zero.The commune includes the valley la vall?e aux loups with green forests and pretty houses including the estate of French writer Fran?ois-Ren? de Chateaubriand.... #Sceaux Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine Sceaux is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.7 km from the Kilometre Zero.... #Bourg-la-Reine Bourg-la-Reine Bourg-la-Reine is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.The inhabitants are called R?ginaburgiens.... #Bagneux Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine Bagneux is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... #Fontenay-aux-Roses Fontenay-aux-Roses Fontenay-aux-Roses is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.?cole Normale Sup?rieure was a girls school located in the area.... #Le Plessis-Robinson Le Plessis-Robinson Le Plessis-Robinson is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.History... #Clamart Clamart Clamart is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.7 km from the Kilometre Zero.The city is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: bas Clamart, the historical centre, and petit Clamart with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields.... #Châtillon Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine Ch?tillon is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.The town was formerly named Ch?tillon-sous-Bagneux.... #Montrouge Montrouge Montrouge is a lively and pretty commune in France in the southern Parisian suburbs, located 4.4 km from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... #Malakoff Malakoff Malakoff is a suburban commune in France southwest of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... #Vanves Vanves Vanves is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.6 km from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France ...	Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux is a commune in France in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. On January 1, 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communaut? d'agglom?ration Arc de Seine along with the other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray.... Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sous-pr?fecture of the Hauts-de-Seine d?partement in France, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt.... Meudon Meudon Meudon is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the d?partement of Hauts-de-Seins. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... Sèvres Sèvres S?vres is a Communes of France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 km from the Kilometre Zero.The town is known for its porcelain manufacture, the Manufacture nationale de S?vres, making the famous S?vres porcelain, as well as being the location of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures,... Chaville Chaville Chaville is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the center of Paris.... Ville-d'Avray Ville-d'Avray Ville-d'Avray is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. The commune is served by the Boulogne-Billancourt prefecture, of the Hauts-de-Seine department.... Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.6 kilometres from the Kilometre Zero.Like other communes of the Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest cities in France .... Marnes-la-Coquette Marnes-la-Coquette Marnes-la-Coquette is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.Marnes-la-Coquette has the highest household income in France, at ?81,746 per year.... Vaucresson Vaucresson Vaucresson is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. Vaucresson extends on 308 hectares....	Garches Garches Garches is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... Suresnes Suresnes ame=SuresnesThe Seine River in Suresnes with the skyscrapers of La D?fense in the background.\|map=Suresnes_map.svg\|mapcaption=Paris and inner ring d?partements\|... Puteaux Puteaux Puteaux is a commune in France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine D?partements of France, at from the Kilometre Zero.... Nanterre Nanterre Nanterre is a communes of France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.Nanterre is the Prefectures in France of the Hauts-de-Seine departments of France, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Nanterre.... Colombes Colombes Colombes is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... La Garenne-Colombes La Garenne-Colombes La Garenne-Colombes is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... Bois-Colombes Bois-Colombes Bois-Colombes is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... Courbevoie Courbevoie Courbevoie is a commune in France in the d?partement of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located 8.2 km from the Kilometre Zero in the northwestern suburbs.... Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in France bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... Clichy Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Clichy is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine Asni?res-sur-Seine is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.... Gennevilliers Gennevilliers Gennevilliers is a commune in France in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.... Villeneuve-la-Garenne Villeneuve-la-Garenne Villeneuve-la-Garenne is a commune in France in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France in the ?le-de-France regions of France....

History

The department of Hauts-de-Seine was created in 1968, from parts of the former départements of Seine and Seine-et-Oise

Seine-et-Oise

Seine-et-Oise was a d?partement in France of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris....
.

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Hauts-de-Seine received national attention as the result of a corruption scandal concerning the misuse of public funds provided for the department's housing projects. Implicated were former minister and former President of the general council

President of the general council

In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the General councils of France, the assembly governing a Departments of Frances in France....
of the Hauts-de-Seine, Charles Pasqua

Charles Pasqua

Charles Pasqua is a France businessman and Gaullist politician. He was List of Interior Ministers of France from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's cohabitation government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government of Edouard Balladur....
, and other personalities of the RPR party. (See corruption scandals in the Paris region

Corruption scandals in the Paris region

In the 1980s and 1990s there were, in the Paris region , multiple instances of alleged and proved political corruption cases, as well as cases of abuse of public money and resources....
.)

Economy

Hauts-de-Seine is France's second wealthiest département (behind Paris) and one of Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
's richest areas. Its GDP per capita was € 62,374 in 2003, according to INSEE

INSEE

INSEE is the France List of national and international statistical services for Statistics and Economic Studies. It collects and publishes information on the Economy of France and society, carrying out the periodic national census....
official figures.

Hauts-de-Seine

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