| Suresnes | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine).svg |
| Map: | Suresnes_map.svg |
| Map Caption: | Paris and inner ring departments |
| Coordinates: | 48.87°N 2.22°W |
| Arrondissement: | Nanterre |
| Canton: | Nanterre-2 |
| Insee: | 92073 |
| Postal Code: | 92150 |
| Mayor: | Guillaume Boudy[1] |
| Party: | DVD |
| Demonym: | Suresnois |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Grand Paris |
| Elevation M: | 36 |
| Elevation Min M: | 26 |
| Elevation Max M: | 162 |
| Area Km2: | 3.79 |
Suresnes (in French pronounced as /syʁɛn/) is a commune in the western inner suburbs of Paris, France. Located in Hauts-de-Seine, 9.3km (05.8miles) from the centre of Paris, it had a population of 49,482 as of 2020.
Suresnes borders the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, across the Seine. Its neighbouring communes are Nanterre, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison and Saint-Cloud. Suresnes's landmarks include the Mémorial de la France combattante, where an annual ceremony is held on 18 June, as well as Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial nearby, below Fort Mont-Valérien, in addition to Foch Hospital in the town centre.
The commune is served by Suresnes–Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien network and by two stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 2, all three giving access to the La Défense business district and its RER A, RER E and Paris Métro Line 1 services.
Fort Mont-Valérien (along with its Mémorial de la France combattante) is situated in the commune, as is Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial. Suresnes has an elegant view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower, as does neighbouring Saint-Cloud.
Robert Ormond Maugham, the father of W. Somerset Maugham, built a "country house" in Suresnes around 1883. The house, which still exists at 5 Rue Worth, was described by R.O. Maugham's grandson, Robin Maugham, as being, "very odd indeed – half Swiss chalet and half Japanese, with a projecting roof, stucco walls, and wooden supports for the little balconies."[2]
In 1974 the Spanish Socialist Workers Party held its 26th Congress in Suresnes (it was illegal in Spain under Franco). Felipe González was elected Secretary General, replacing Rodolfo Llopis Ferrándiz. González was from the "reform" wing of the party, and his victory signaled a defeat for the historic and veteran wing of the Party. The direction of the party shifted from the exiles to the young people in Spain who had not fought in the Spanish Civil War.
Suresnes is served by Suresnes–Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris - Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines. It is also served by Île-de-France tramway Line 2, which stops twice in the commune, at Belvédère and Suresnes Longchamp.
The Pont de Suresnes carries the Allée de Longchamp, one of the main traffic arteries, from the Bois de Boulogne over the Seine into the western suburbs of Paris.
Suresnes has the Musée d'histoire urbaine et sociale de Suresnes dedicated to social urban. In 2027 the Terrorism Memorial Museum will open.[3]
See: The following people have been associated with Suresnes:
Technician degrees are available at the Lycée Paul-Langevin. Suresnes also hosts the headquarters of the Institut national supérieur de formation et de recherche pour l'éducation des jeunes handicapés et les enseignements adaptés (INS HEA), a public college in the fields of disability. A campus of Skema Business School is located in the city.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Suresnes is twinned with:[9]
Colmenar Viejo, Spain
Holon, Israel
Kragujevac, Serbia
Villach, Austria