Gennevilliers

Gennevilliers
Commune
Town centre of Gennevilliers
Town centre of Gennevilliers
Coat of arms of Gennevilliers
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers is located in France
Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers is located in Île-de-France (region)
Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers
Coordinates: 48°55′32″N 2°17′40″E / 48.9256°N 2.2944°E / 48.9256; 2.2944
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentHauts-de-Seine
ArrondissementNanterre
CantonGennevilliers
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Leclerc[1]
Area
1
11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
50,979
 • Density4,380/km2 (11,340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
92036 /92230
Elevation21–33 m (69–108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gennevilliers (French pronunciation: [ʒœnvilje] ⓘ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.

History

La plaine de Gennevilliers, by Gustave Caillebotte in 1888
The Hôtel de Ville

On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port Port of Gennevilliers of Paris on the Seine. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1977.[3]

Population

Transport

Gennevilliers is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Les Courtilles, Les Agnettes and Gabriel Péri. All three are at the border with the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine.

Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on RER C (Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers), as well as five stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 1.

Education

Schools in Gennevilliers include:

  • 13 preschools[6]
  • 9 primary schools[7]
  • 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur[8]

There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.[9]

Natives/residents

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Gennevilliers is twinned with:[10][11]

Ukraine Trostianets, Ukraine

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Mairie de Gennevilliers, France". Emporis. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gennevilliers, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2022-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
  6. ^ "Écoles maternelles Archived 2016-09-30 at the Wayback Machine." Genevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Écoles élémentaires." Genevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Collèges Archived 2016-09-30 at the Wayback Machine." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Lycée Galilée Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Relations internationales". ville-gennevilliers.fr (in French). Gennevilliers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  11. ^ Gennevilliers, Ville de. "Gennevilliers Magazine n°349 - novembre 2023". Ville de Gennevilliers (in French). p. 10. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
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