Bourg-la-Reine
Bourg-la-Reine | |
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 The town hall of Bourg-la-Reine | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Location of Bourg-la-Reine | |
  Bourg-la-Reine | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 2°18′54″E / 48.7796°N 2.3151°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Antony |
| Canton | Bagneux |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Donath[1] |
| Area 1 | 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 20,810 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92014 /92340 |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bourg-la-Reine (French pronunciation: [buʁ la ʁɛn] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
History
[edit]In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Town of the Queen") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.
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Transport
[edit]Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.
Education
[edit]Public schools in the commune include:
- Preschools: École de la Fontaine-Grelot, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École des Bas-Coquarts[5]
- Elementary schools: École République, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École Pierre-Loti[6]
- Collège Évariste Galois[7]
Nearby public senior high schools:[8]
- In Cachan: Lycée Maximilien Sorre
- In Châtenay-Malabry: Lycée Jean Jaurès
- In Sceaux: Lycée Lakanal, Lycée Marie Curie, Lycée d’enseignement professionnel Florian
Private schools in the commune:
- Institut Notre Dame – preschool through senior high school[6]
There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux.[9]
Twinning
[edit]The town is twinned with:
- Kenilworth, UK (since 1982)
- Yanqing, China (1998)
- Reghin, Romania (1999)
- Monheim am Rhein, Germany (2000)
Personalities
[edit]Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:
- Évariste Galois (1811–1832), mathematician
- Henri Couillaud (1878–1955), French classical trombonist
- Louis Joxe (1901–1991), statesman
- Modibo Diakité, footballer
- Yannick N'Gog rugby player
- Claire Nebout, actress
- Melvin Raffin, athlete
Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) died in the city's prison during the French Revolution, and is buried in the city's cemetery.
Alain Delon (1935) actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman, grew up in the city
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910), ceramicist, spent the last twenty years of his life there. His home is now a museum exhibiting 120 original works.
Gallery
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Église Saint-Gilles.
Extase de Saint Benoît, 1746 by Jean II Restout. Painting inside of church Saint-Gilles in Bourg-la-Reine.
The three kings at the church Saint-Gilles.
RER Bourg-la-Reine.
Villa Hennebique (1901-1903).
Villa Saint Cyr.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. December 28, 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourg-la-Reine, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Ecoles maternelles." Bourg-la-Reine. August 31, 2010. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ecoles élémentaires." Bourg-la-Reine. August 31, 2010. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Les collèges." Bourg-la-Reine. September 1, 2016. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Les lycées." Bourg-la-Reine. September 1, 2016. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "L'enseignement supérieur." Bourg-la-Reine. September 1, 2016. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
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