- Suresnes
French commune
nomcommune=Suresnes
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mapcaption=Paris and inner ring départements
lat_long=coord|48|52|12|N|2|13|12|E
région=Île-de-France
département=Hauts-de-Seine | arrondissement= Nanterre
canton= Suresnes
insee=92073 |cp=92150 |maire=Christian Dupuy |mandat=
intercomm="none as of 2005"
alt moy=36 m |alt mini= 26 m |alt maxi= 162 m
hectares=379 |km²=3.79 |sans=
43,400
39,706 |date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census|dens=11,451|date-dens=2005|Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of
Paris ,France . It is located 9.3 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities inEurope . The nearest communes areNeuilly-sur-Seine ,Puteaux ,Rueil-Malmaison ,Saint-Cloud andBoulogne-Billancourt . It is also on atram line giving access toLa Defense and its rail services.Fort Mont-Valérien (Mémorial de la France Combattante) is situated in this commune.Transport
Suresnes is served by Suresnes – Mont-Valérien station on the
Transilien La Défense andTransilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines.The Pont de Suresnes carries the Allée de Longchamp (one of the main traffic arteries) from the
Bois de Boulogne over theSeine into the western suburbs of Paris.ights
Mont Valérien has a beautiful view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower.
Miscellaneous
In
1974 theSpanish Socialist Workers Party held its 26th Congress in Suresnes (it was illegal inSpain under Franco ).Felipe González was elected Secretary General, replacingRodolfo 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 hadn't fought theSpanish Civil War .Births
Suresnes was the birthplace of:
*Leos Carax (born1960 ), Frenchfilm director .
*Yves Mourousi (1942 -1998 ), French television and radionews presenter .
*Elsa Kikoïne (bornMarch 2 ,1977 ), French actress.
*Julie Gayet (bornJune 3 ,1972 ), French actress.
*Élisabeth Étienne (bornJune 6 ,1967 ), French actress.
*Michaël Youn (born Michaël Benayoun onDecember 2 ,1973 ), French humorist and actor, has been a tv presenter.
*François Eudes , (bornDecember 2 ,1974 ), composer sound department member in movies.
*Habib Beye (bornOctober 19 ,1977 )Senegalese footballer who plays forNewcastle United
*Bruno Cheyrou (bornMay 5 ,1978 ), French footballer
*Benoît Cheyrou , brother of the former, French footballer
*Quentin Westberg , (bornApril 25 ,1986 ), American footballer who plays forTroyes AC
*Irène Jacob (bornJuly 15 ,1966 ] , Swiss actressTwin cities
Suresnes is twinned with:
*Colmenar Viejo ,Spain
* District of Göttingen,Germany
* Hackney,United Kingdom
*Hann. Münden ,Germany
*Holon ,Israel
*Kragujevac ,Serbia
*Villach ,Austria External links
* [http://www.ville-suresnes.fr/ Official website] (in French)
* [http://france.map-vista.com/suresnes-map Map and info]
* [http://www.karl-gotsch.de/Bilder/Suresnes.jpgPont de Suresnes]
* [http://www.mediatheque-suresnes.fr Suresnes libraries]
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