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Suresnes is a commune 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 . (5.8 miles) 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....
. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in 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....
. The nearest communes are 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....
, 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....
, 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....
, 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 ....
 and 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....
. It is also on a tram
Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
 line giving access to La Defense
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....
 and its rail services.

Fort Mont-Valérien
Fort Mont-Valérien

Fort Mont-Val?rien is a fortress in Suresnes a western Paris suburb, built in 1841 as part of the city's ring of modern fortifications. It overlooks the Bois de Boulogne....
 (Mémorial de la France Combattante) is situated in this commune.

Sights Mont Valérien has a beautiful view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower.

974 the Spanish Socialist Workers Party held its 26th Congress in Suresnes (it was illegal in Spain under Franco
Spain under Franco

Francisco Franco became the undisputed dictator of Spain when he defeated the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War. Franco declared an official end of hostilities on April 1 1939, and reworked the name of the republic into the ?Spanish State,? a new moniker attempting to distinguish the new regime from both the monarchy and the republic...
). Felipe González
Felipe González

Felipe Gonz?lez M?rquez is a Spain Socialism politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997....
 was elected Secretary General, replacing Rodolfo Llopis Ferrándiz.






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Suresnes is a commune 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 . (5.8 miles) 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....
. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in 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....
. The nearest communes are 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....
, 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....
, 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....
, 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 ....
 and 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....
. It is also on a tram
Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
 line giving access to La Defense
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....
 and its rail services.

Fort Mont-Valérien
Fort Mont-Valérien

Fort Mont-Val?rien is a fortress in Suresnes a western Paris suburb, built in 1841 as part of the city's ring of modern fortifications. It overlooks the Bois de Boulogne....
 (Mémorial de la France Combattante) is situated in this commune.

Transport


Suresnes is served by Suresnes – Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien La Défense
Transilien La Défense

Transilien La D?fense is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from La D?fense station in Paris's business district of La D?fense....
 and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines.

The Pont de Suresnes carries the Allée de Longchamp (one of the main traffic arteries) from the Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne

The Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt....
 over the 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....
 into the western suburbs of Paris.

Sights

Mont Valérien has a beautiful view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower.

Miscellaneous

In 1974 the Spanish Socialist Workers Party held its 26th Congress in Suresnes (it was illegal in Spain under Franco
Spain under Franco

Francisco Franco became the undisputed dictator of Spain when he defeated the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War. Franco declared an official end of hostilities on April 1 1939, and reworked the name of the republic into the ?Spanish State,? a new moniker attempting to distinguish the new regime from both the monarchy and the republic...
). Felipe González
Felipe González

Felipe Gonz?lez M?rquez is a Spain Socialism politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997....
 was elected Secretary General, replacing Rodolfo Llopis Ferrándiz. González was from the "reform" wing of the party, and his victory signaled a defeat for the historic and veteran wing of the Party. The direction of the party shifted from the exiles to the young people in Spain who hadn't fought the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'?tat by a group of Spanish Army generals, supported by the conservative Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right , Carlist groups and the fascistic Falange, against the government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of pr...
.

Births

Suresnes was the birthplace of:
  • Leos Carax
    Leos Carax

    Leos Carax is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl , and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge and the controversial Pola X ....
     (born 1960), French film director
    Film director

    A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
    .
  • Yves Mourousi (1942-1998), French television and radio news presenter
    News presenter

    A news presenter is, broadly speaking, a person that presents a news program on television, radio or the Internet. The term is not commonly used by people in the industry as they tend to use more descriptive - and sometimes country-specific - terms....
    .
  • Elsa Kikoďne (born March 2, 1977), French actress.
  • Julie Gayet (born June 3, 1972), French actress.
  • Élisabeth Étienne (born June 6, 1957), French actress.
  • Michaël Youn
    Michaël Youn

    Micha?l Youn is a France actor, singer, comedian, and TV and radio personality....
     (born Michaël Benayoun on December 2, 1973), French humorist and actor, has been a tv presenter.
  • François Eudes, (born December 2, 1974), composer sound department member in movies.
  • Habib Beye
    Habib Beye

    Habib Beye , is a France born Senegalese Association football who currently plays for England Premier League club Newcastle United F.C. and internationally for the Senegal national football team....
     (born October 19, 1977) Senegalese footballer who plays for Newcastle United
  • Bruno Cheyrou
    Bruno Cheyrou

    Bruno Cheyrou is a professional football player for Stade Rennais FC of the Ligue 1....
     (born May 5, 1978), French
    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....
     footballer
  • Benoît Cheyrou
    Benoďt Cheyrou

    Beno?t Cheyrou is a Football from France who currently plays as midfielder for Olympique de Marseille in the French Ligue 1. He is a central midfielder with great vision and passing....
    , brother of the former, French footballer
  • Quentin Westberg
    Quentin Westberg

    Quentin Westberg is a French American football goalkeeper currently playing for Troyes AC in France's Ligue 2.Westberg is a product of the famed academy at Clairefontaine....
    , (born April 25, 1986), American footballer who plays for Troyes AC
    Troyes AC

    Troyes AC, full name Esp?rance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, is a France football club, based in Troyes. It was founded in 1900. The club was promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005-06 season and their first Ligue 1 season was in 1954/55, and their second spell came in 1999/2000 ....
  • Irčne Jacob
    Irčne Jacob

    Ir?ne Marie Jacob is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Poles film director Krzysztof Kieslowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of V?ronique and Three Colors: Red....
     (born July 15, 1966], Swiss actress


Twin cities

Suresnes is twinned with: Colmenar Viejo
Colmenar Viejo

Colmenar Viejo is a town of about 40,000 inhabitants, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain of Madrid , Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 District of Göttingen
Göttingen (district)

G?ttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Northeim and Osterode , and by the states of Thuringia and Hesse ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
 Hackney
London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in East London, and forms part of inner London and North London....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Hann. Münden, Germany
Germany

Germany , 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, and the Netherlands....
 Holon
Holon

File:Location_holon.pngHolon is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan in the Tel Aviv District....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 Kragujevac
Kragujevac

Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia after Belgrade, Novi Sad and Ni?, the main city of the ?umadija region and the administrative centre of ?umadija District....
, Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
  Villach
Villach

Villach is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, at the Drau River and represents an important Junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region....
, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....


See also

  • Fort Mont-Valérien
    Fort Mont-Valérien

    Fort Mont-Val?rien is a fortress in Suresnes a western Paris suburb, built in 1841 as part of the city's ring of modern fortifications. It overlooks the Bois de Boulogne....
  • Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
    Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial

    The Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial is a United States military cemetery just outside Paris, France, in the city of Suresnes, on the South-Eastern slope of the hill below Fort Mont Valerien....


External links

  • (in French)