Gennevilliers () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Toponymy The name Gennevilliers derives from the Latin Gennovillare meaning the 'estate of Genno', a Germanic personal name.
History
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.
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"Écoles maternelles ." Genevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016. 9 primary schools"Écoles élémentaires." Genevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016. 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur"Collèges ." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.
There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée."Lycée Galilée ." Gennevilliers. Retrieved on 7 September 2016.
Natives/residents Isabelle Adjani, actress Gustave Caillebotte, Impressionist painter Pascal Tayot, French judoka who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics Thierry Vigneron, pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder Garra Dembélé, footballer Wesley Jobello, footballer David Ngog, footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool F.C.) Édouard Roger-Vasselin, tennis player Jeanine Claes, dancer
Twin towns – sister cities
Gennevilliers is twinned with:
La Bañeza, Spain Bergkamen, Germany Al-Bireh, Palestine Imola, Italy Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland Wirral, England, United Kingdom Trostianets, Ukraine
See also Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
References
External links
Official website