Hauts-de-Seine explained

Hauts-de-Seine
Native Name Lang:fr
Type:Department of France
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:France
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Île-de-France
Seat Type:Prefecture
Seat:Nanterre
Parts Type:Subprefectures
Parts Style:para
P1:Antony
Boulogne-
Billancourt
Leader Party:LR
Leader Title:President of the Departmental Council
Leader Name:Georges Siffredi[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:176
Population Rank:5th
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Altoséquanais.e
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€188.333 billion (2021)
Demographics1 Title2:Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:€115,168 (2021)
Blank Name Sec1:Department number
Blank Info Sec1:92
Blank Name Sec2:Arrondissements
Blank Info Sec2:3
Blank1 Name Sec2:Cantons
Blank1 Info Sec2:23
Blank2 Name Sec2:Communes
Blank2 Info Sec2:36
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Iso Code:FR-92
Footnotes: French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Hauts-de-Seine (pronounced as /fr/;) is a department in the Île-de-France region of France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west and Essonne to the south. With a population of 1,624,357 (as of 2019)[3] and a total area of 176 square kilometres (68 square miles), it has the second highest population density among all departments of France, after Paris. It is the fifth most populous department in France. Its prefecture is Nanterre, but Boulogne-Billancourt, one of its two subprefectures, alongside Antony, has a larger population.

Hauts-de-Seine is best known for containing the modern office, cinema and shopping complex La Défense, one of Grand Paris's main economic centres and one of Europe's major business districts. Hauts-de-Seine is one of the wealthiest departments in France; it had the highest GDP per capita in France at €107,800 in 2020.[4] Its inhabitants are called (masculine) and (feminine) in French.

History

From 1790 to 1968, Hauts-de-Seine was part of the former department of Seine.

The Hauts-de-Seine department was created in 1968, from parts of the former departments of Seine and Seine-et-Oise. Its creation reflected the implementation of a law passed in 1964; Nanterre had already been selected as the prefecture for the new department early in 1965.

In 2016, the Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine voted in favour of a fusion of Hauts-de-Seine and Yvelines, its western neighbour. Following a similar vote in Yvelines, an was established.[5] The fusion project was abandoned in 2021, but the cooperation between the two departments continues.[6]

Demographics

Place of birth of residents

Geography

Location

Hauts-de-Seine and two other small departments (Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne) form an inner ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne (literal translation: "Little Crown"). Together with the City of Paris, they are included in Greater Paris since 1 January 2016. It is the Smallest Department in France followed by Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. It is slightly smaller than Maldives.

Administration

Hauts-de-Seine comprises three departmental arrondissements and 36 communes:

Map numberNameArea (km2)Population (2019)Coat of armsArrondissementMapLabelled map
1Antony9.5662,760Antony
2Châtenay-Malabry6.3834,021
3Sceaux3.620,004
4Bourg-la-Reine1.8621,050
5Bagneux4.1940,936
6Fontenay-aux-Roses2.5125,531
7Le Plessis-Robinson3.4330,061
8Clamart8.7752,925
9Châtillon2.9236,639
10Montrouge2.0748,352
11Malakoff2.0730,950
12Vanves1.5627,846Boulogne-Billancourt
13Issy-les-Moulineaux4.2567,981
14Boulogne-Billancourt6.17121,583
15Meudon9.945,818
16Sèvres3.9123,463
17Chaville3.5520,771
18Ville-d'Avray3.6711,225
20Marnes-la-Coquette3.481,774
19Saint-Cloud7.5630,012Nanterre
21Vaucresson3.088,683
22Garches2.6917,795
23Rueil-Malmaison14.778,317
24Suresnes3.7949,311
25Puteaux3.1945,157
26Nanterre12.1996,277
27Colombes7.8186,534
28La Garenne-Colombes1.7829,642
29Bois-Colombes1.9228,841
30Courbevoie4.1781,558
31Neuilly-sur-Seine3.7359,599
32Levallois-Perret2.4166,082
33Clichy3.0863,089
34Asnières-sur-Seine4.8287,143
35Gennevilliers11.6448,530
36Villeneuve-la-Garenne3.224,097
Hauts-de-Seine currently has the fewest number of any communes in Metropolitan France. With only 36 communes, not including Paris which has only one commune, this makes the French department in Metropolitan France with the fewest number of communes.

Economy

Hauts-de-Seine is one of France's wealthiest departments and one of Europe's richest areas. Its GDP per capita was €106,800 in 2020, according to Eurostat official figures.[4]

Politics

In both local and national elections, the department predominantly supports centre-right political candidates, though the 1st and 11th constituencies favor the left.

Hauts-de-Seine was the political base of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012. He was the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine (1983–2002) and president of the Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine (2004–2007) before he assumed the office. Sarkozy had succeeded Charles Pasqua as president of the Departmental Council.[7]

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Hauts-de-Seine received national media attention as the result of a corruption scandal concerning the misuse of public funds provided for the department's housing projects. Implicated were Charles Pasqua, as well as other personalities of the Rally for the Republic (RPR) party.

Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine

See main article: Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine. Hauts-de-Seine is governed by a departmental council. Its 46 members are called departmental councillors. The electorate of Hauts-de-Seine usually votes for right-wing parties; there has never been a left-wing majority since the department's inception in 1968.

The departmental council is the deliberative organ of the department. The executive is led by the council president, assisted by vice presidents, in charge of various portfolios. Departmental councillors are elected (two per canton) by the department's inhabitants for six-year terms (no term limits). The president of the Departmental Council is Georges Siffredi, elected in 2020.

Presidential elections 2nd round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%2nd Place CandidateParty%
2022[8] Emmanuel MacronLREM80.39Marine Le PenFN19.61
2017[9] Emmanuel MacronLREM85.65Marine Le PenFN14.35
2012Nicolas SarkozyUMP50.52François HollandePS49.48
2007Nicolas SarkozyUMP55.65Ségolène RoyalPS44.35
2002Jacques ChiracRPR87.99Jean-Marie Le PenFN12.01
1995[10] Jacques ChiracRPR57.25Lionel JospinPS42.75

National representation

See also: List of senators of Hauts-de-Seine. Hauts-de-Seine elected the following members of the National Assembly in the 2017 legislative election:

ConstituencyMember[11] Party
Hauts-de-Seine's 1st constituencyElsa FaucillonFrench Communist Party
Hauts-de-Seine's 2nd constituencyAdrien TaquetLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 3rd constituencyChristine HennionLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 4th constituencyIsabelle FlorennesLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 5th constituencyCéline CalvezLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 6th constituencyConstance Le GripThe Republicans
Hauts-de-Seine's 7th constituencyJacques MarilossianLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituencyJacques MaireLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 9th constituencyThierry SolèreThe Republicans
Hauts-de-Seine's 10th constituencyFlorence ProvendierLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 11th constituencyLaurianne RossiLa République En Marche!
Hauts-de-Seine's 12th constituencyJean-Louis BourlangesDemocratic Movement
Hauts-de-Seine's 13th constituencyFrédérique DumasLa République En Marche!

In the Senate, Hauts-de-Seine is represented by:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions. ec.europa.eu.
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep92.pdf Populations légales 2019: 92 Hauts-de-Seine
  4. Web site: Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions . Eurostat . 31 October 2022.
  5. https://www.leparisien.fr/hauts-de-seine-92/fusion-yvelines-hauts-de-seine-pas-question-de-rompre-les-fiancailles-maintenant-16-06-2020-8336757.php "Fusion Yvelines - Hauts-de-Seine : pas question de rompre les fiançailles maintenant"
  6. News: La fusion Hauts-de-Seine/Yvelines "plus à l'ordre du jour", la coopération maintenue. Actu.fr. 5 July 2021.
  7. Web site: The Power Broker in France's Election / Interior Minister Pasqua embodies nation's social divide. Frank . Viviano . April 21, 1995. SFGATE.
  8. Web site: Les résultats du second tour de l'élection présidentielle . 19 April 2022 .
  9. Web site: Présidentielles .
  10. Web site: Résultats de l'élection présidentielle de 1995 par département - Politiquemania .
  11. Web site: Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français. Assemblée. Nationale. Assemblée nationale.