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Metropolitan area (Région) Paris (Île-de-France)
Département Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Arrondissement of
Canton
Postal Code 92380
INSEE Code 92033
Habitants
Population 18,000(1999)
Area 2.69 km²/269 ha
Density about 6,691/km²
Website: www.ville-garches.fr


Garches is a city in suburban Paris in France


Sites of interest

The northern part of the suburban city wsa marked by the combat of January 19, 1871 when the Parisian besieged and tried to force the German blockade to join the French troops of Versailles. The monuments that commemorate to this event are two streets, Rue du 19 janvier and Rue du Colonel de Rochebrune.


External links

  • Mapquest - Garches (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Garches&country=FR)

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Scientists to Test Possible Joan of Arc Bones | LiveScience (722 words)
GARCHES, France (AP) -- A team of scientists hopes to crack one of the layers of mystery surrounding 15th-century French heroine
The tests, which will take six months, will not be able to say with certainty that the remains are Joan of Arc's, because there is no known DNA sample from her to compare them with, said Dr.
Philippe Charlier of the Raymond-Poincare Hospital in Garches, west of Paris.
Garches Information (154 words)
Garches is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
Garches is served by Garches – Marnes-la-Coquette station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
This station is located at the border between the commune of Garches and the commune of Marnes-la-Coquette, on the Marnes-la-Coquette side of the border.
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