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Nanterre is a commune
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....
 in 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 ....
, 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 located from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

Nanterre is the préfecture (capital) of the Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine is a Departments of France in France. It is part of the ?le-de-France region, and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris....
 département, as well as the seat of the 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....
.

Eastern Nanterre, bordering communes of 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....
 and 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....
, contains a small part of the 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....
 business district of Paris and some of the tallest buildings in the Paris region. Because the headquarters of many major corporations are located in La Défense, the court of Nanterre is well-known in the media for the number of high-profile lawsuits and trials that took place in it.






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Nanterre is a commune
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....
 in 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 ....
, 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 located from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

Nanterre is the préfecture (capital) of the Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine is a Departments of France in France. It is part of the ?le-de-France region, and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris....
 département, as well as the seat of the 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....
.

Eastern Nanterre, bordering communes of 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....
 and 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....
, contains a small part of the 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....
 business district of Paris and some of the tallest buildings in the Paris region. Because the headquarters of many major corporations are located in La Défense, the court of Nanterre is well-known in the media for the number of high-profile lawsuits and trials that took place in it. The city of Nanterre also includes the University Paris X – Nanterre, one of the largest universities in the Paris region.

Name

The name Nanterre has a long history going back to before the Roman conquest of Gaul
Gaul

Gaul is the name used for the region of Western Europe comprising part of present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the River Rhine....
. The Romans recorded the name as Nemetodorum. This name is made of the Celtic
Celtic languages

The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic", a branch of the greater Indo-European languages language family. The term "Celtic" was used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in 1707, having much earlier been used by Greek and Roman writers to describe tribes in central Gaul....
 word nemeto meaning "shrine", "sacred place", and of the Celtic word duros (cognate of English door and German Tür) meaning "door, gate", "fortress". The sacred place referred to in the name is supposed to be the famous shrine that existed in Antiquity on top of Mont-Valérien hill.

Inhabitants of Nanterre are called Nanterriennes (feminine) and Nanterriens (masculine).

History

Sainte Geneviève
Genevieve

Sainte Genevi?ve , in Latin Sancta Genovefa, from Germanic keno and wefa , is the patron saint of Paris in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition....
, patron of Paris, was born in Nanterre ca 419/422.

On March 26th 2002, Richard Durn a disgruntled local activist shot and killed eight town councillors and 14 other were wounded in what the French press dubbed the Nanterre massacre
Nanterre massacre

The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in the Nanterre of Paris, France. 33-year-old gunman Richard Durn opened fire at the end of a council meeting, resulting in the deaths of 8 councilors, and the injuries of 19 others....
. On March 28th, the murderer killed himself by jumping from the 4th floor of the « Quai des orfèvres », in Paris, while he was questioned by two policemen about the reason of his killing in the Nanterre's City Hall.

Demographics


Immigration


Administration


Nanterre is divided into three cantons:
  • The Canton of Nanterre-Nord has a population of 33,173.
  • The Canton of Nanterre-Sud-Est has a population of 22,350.
  • The Canton of Nanterre-Sud-Ouest has a population of 28,758.


Transport

Nanterre is served by three stations on RER line A
RER A

The 'RER A' is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Cergy Le Haut , and Poissy ....
: Nanterre – Préfecture, Nanterre – Université, and Nanterre – Ville
Nanterre – Ville (Paris RER)

Nanterre - Ville is a railway station in Nanterre on the A1 branch of the Paris RER commuter rail line....
.

Nanterre - Préfecture station is also an interchange station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare
Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare

Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris, as well as from Noisy-le-Roi station in the suburbs....
 suburban rail line.

See also

  • 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....
     business district.
  • List of tallest structures in Paris


Twin towns

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Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
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Watford

Watford is a town and Non-metropolitan district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles northwest of London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

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