Gennevilliers | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Gennevilliers (92).svg |
Map: | Gennevilliers_map.svg |
Map Caption: | Paris and inner ring départements |
Arrondissement: | Nanterre |
Canton: | Gennevilliers |
Insee: | 92036 |
Postal Code: | 92230 |
Mayor: | Patrice Leclerc[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Grand Paris |
Elevation Min M: | 21 |
Elevation Max M: | 33 |
Area Km2: | 11.64 |
Gennevilliers (in French pronounced as /ʒœnvilje/) 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.
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.
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.
Schools in Gennevilliers include:
There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Gennevilliers is twinned with:[6]