Bourg-la-Reine | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason_de_Brest.svg |
Map: | Bourg-la-Reine_map.svg |
Map Caption: | Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs |
Coordinates: | 48.7796°N 2.3151°W |
Arrondissement: | Antony |
Canton: | Bagneux |
Insee: | 92014 |
Postal Code: | 92340 |
Mayor: | Patrick Donath[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Grand Paris |
Elevation M: | 48 |
Area Km2: | 1.86 |
Bourg-la-Reine (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1km (05.7miles) from the center of Paris.
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.
The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.
Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.
Public schools in the commune include:
Nearby public senior high schools:[5]
Private schools in the commune:
There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux.[6]
The town is twinned with:
Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:
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 (1935-2024) 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.