Commune of Puteaux Puteaux city hall
Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates	48°52′60″N, 2°14′16″E
Administration
Country	France
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Intercommunality	none as of 2005
Mayor	Joëlle Ceccaldi-Raynaud (2004-2008)
Statistics
Land area¹	3.19 km²
Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	42,000 40,780
- Density (2004)	13,166/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	92064/ 92800
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

EDF headquarters, located in Puteaux in the district of La Défense.

Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine département, at 8.7 km (5.4 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 288 KB) Description La mairie de Puteaux le matin Source : Photographié par moi Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Puteaux Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File links Puteaux_map. ...   City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Capital Paris Land area¹ 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The arrondissement of Nanterre is an arrondissement of France, located in the Hauts-de-Seine département, of the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ... Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 396 KB) Tour EDF à La Défense Auteur : Olivier Passalacqua File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Puteaux Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 396 KB) Tour EDF à La Défense Auteur : Olivier Passalacqua File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Puteaux Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from... Tour EDF is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district in Paris, France. ... La Défense, the new skyline of Paris La Défense is one of Paris major central business districts, located west of the city proper in the heart of the département of the Hauts-de-Seine. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...   City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Kilometre Zero of French national highways, located in Paris on the square facing the main entrance of Notre Dame cathedral, and considered the official center of the city of Paris. ... European redirects here. ...

La Défense, Paris' business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux (the district being also divided between Courbevoie and Nanterre). La Défense, the new skyline of Paris La Défense is one of Paris major central business districts, located west of the city proper in the heart of the département of the Hauts-de-Seine. ... A Central business district (CBD) or downtown is a commercial heart of a city. ... Paris is among the cities hosting the most skyscrapers in Europe: as of 2006 there are twelve skyscrapers with roof height above 150 meters (492 feet) and two more under construction (compared to 9 such skyscrapers in London, 9 in Frankfurt, 6 in Moscow, and 6 in Istanbul). ... Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887. ... Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département. ...

The inhabitants of Puteaux are called Putéoliens.

Geography

Located on the left bank of the river Seine, Puteaux borders Courbevoie to the north, Nanterre to the west and Suresnes to the south. In the east, Puteaux is connected to Paris by the bridge of Puteaux near Neuilly-sur-Seine and by the bridge of Neuilly (which is also used by Paris Metro Line 1). The territory of the commune of Puteaux also includes the largest part of the Île de Puteaux, on the Seine. The Seine (pronounced in French) is a major river of north-western France, and one of its commercial waterways. ... Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887. ... Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département. ... Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. ... Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. ... There are many places named Neuilly in France: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Paris metro line 1 was the first metro line opened in Paris, France, in 1900. ...

Districts

Within Puteaux several districts can be distinguished.

The district Bas de Puteaux, located between the railway line and the Seine, is the oldest urbanized district. Notable in particular are the old church, the Théâtre des Hauts-de-Seine, the town hall and a commercial shopping mall near the rues Jaurès, Eichenberger and Chantecoq. The town hall was built in 1934 and is a typical example of the architecture of this time. The boulevard Richard Wallace is the Champs-Élysées of Puteaux. A shopping mall (or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores, and has interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet (June 21, 1818 - July 20, 1890) was an English art collector. ... The Champs-Élysées (pronounced  , literally the Elysian fields) is a broad avenue in Paris. ...

The district Haut de Puteaux, located to the east of the railway line, is a more recent district, made of several residences and HLM (résidences des rosiers, Cartault, Marcellin Berthelot, Bernard Palissy) The Lorilleux residence, for example, was built on the site of the old ink manufacturing companies. HLM, (acronym for ) (French for housing at moderated rents or rent-controlled housing) is a form of subsidised housing in France. ... Marcellin Berthelot Marcellin (or Marcelin) Pierre Eugène Berthelot (October 25, 1827 - March 18, 1907) was a French chemist and politician. ... Bernard Palissy. ...

The district La Défense is located in the north, separated by the circular boulevard. The district, developed since the end of the 1950s, is one of the principal business districts in Europe. It mainly consists of office buildings, but some notable dwellings can be found within the district as well (Tour Défense 2000, résidence Boieldieu). Two thirds of the territory of La Défense is located within Puteaux, the remainder being divided between Courbevoie and Nanterre. Thus, the CNIT, the Arche de la Défense and the Quatre Temps shopping mall are in Puteaux. Downtown Honolulu in United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district, (CBD used in Australia, New Zealand and sometimes elsewhere), or downtown (used mainly in North America) are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. ... European redirects here. ... This article is about traditional meanings of the word office. ... The Tour Défense 2000 is one of the taller dwellings in France. ... The Center of New Industries and Technologies (better known as the CNIT) is one of the first buildings built in La Défense in Paris. ... The Grande Arche, La Défense district The Grande Arche de la Fraternité is a monument in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris. ...

The district Île de Puteaux, on which there are no dwellings besides some barges, shelters the sporting structures (tennis courts, football pitch, gymnasium, swimming pool) of Puteaux. A sporting complex, the Palais des sports, opened in July 2006. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A football field (or pitch) is the playing surface for a game of association football. ...

Economy

The tax revenue of La Défense makes Puteaux one of the richest communes of France. Puteaux receives forty million euros per year coming from the companies within the district alone. Puteaux does not have a debt and its financial reserves, placed in Treasury bills, brings back each year ten million euros only in interest. The budget of Puteaux can thus exceed 200 million euros (reference 2005), for only 42.000 inhabitants. Tax revenue is the income that is gained by governments because of taxation of the people. ...

Puteaux has a long industrial past, in particular the car industry (De Dion-Bouton, but also Unic, Saurer and Daimler-Benz), aeronautics : (Zodiac), the armament industry : Atelier de Construction de Puteaux (APX), inks (Charles Lorilleux) and perfumes (Coty). de Dion-Bouton was a successful French automobile manufacturer at the beginning of the 20th century. ... Unic was a French car manufacturer firm founded by Georges Richard in 1906 after having left Richard-Brasier. ... Daimler-Benz AG was founded on May 1, 1924 by the merger of Benz & Cie. ... 360-degree panorama of the night sky with constellations superimposed. ... Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell. ... Coty may refer to: François Coty (1874 – 1934), perfume maker and founder of Solidarité Française and Coty, Inc. ...

Politics

Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud (UMP) has been mayor of Puteaux from 1969 to 2004. In 2004 he was succeeded by his daughter Joëlle Ceccaldi-Raynaud (UMP). She is also temporarily appointed as a Member of Parliament for the 6th district of Hauts-de-Seine (Puteaux/Neuilly-sur-Seine) instead of Nicolas Sarkozy. Union for a Popular Movement Uridine monophosphate, cf. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine département in France. ... Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (born 28 January 1955 in Paris, 17th arrondissement), simply known as Nicolas Sarkozy ( —  ), is a French politician, the second son of a Hungarian father, Paul Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa, and French mother, Andrée Mallah. ...

The rule of Puteaux by Ceccaldi-Raynaud is considerid authoritative by certain people (the opposition but sometimes also certain people of their own political camp in Hauts-de-Seine). This criticism regularly has echoes in the media (like the daily nespapers Libération, Le Monde, the edition of Hauts-de-Seine of Le Parisien and the news magazine L'Express, which made a coverstory of it at the end of 2005). Libération (affectionately known as Libé) is a French newspaper founded in Paris in 1973 by Jean-Paul Sartre, Pierre Victor alias Benny Lévy and Serge July in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. ... Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper with a circulation in 2002 of 389,200. ... Le Parisien (The Parisian) is a French daily newspaper covering both international and national news, and local news of Paris and suburbs. ... LExpress is Frances first weekly news magazine. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In September 2005, Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud announced his intention to become mayor again, instead of his daughter. However, his daughter refused to resign. A lot of fixing was needed, in particular in the Municipal council (reported in a dispatch of the AFP of November 21, 2005). Municipal council (conseil municipal)(maire) Despite enormous differences in population, each of the communes of the French Republic possesses a mayor (maire) and a municipal council (conseil municipal) which manage the commune from the mairie (city hall), with exactly the same powers no matter the size of the commune (with... AFP redirects here. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Municipal administration

The mayors of Puteaux:

• Roque de Fillol (in 1871).
• Jean Nennig (1945-1947).
• Roger Deniau (1947-1948).
• Georges Dardel (SFIO) (1948-1969).
• Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud (1969-2004).
• Joëlle Ceccaldi-Raynaud (since 2004).

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Notable natives

• Léon Levavasseur, aviator, in 1906 he founded, together with Jules Gastambide, Antoinette, a manufacturing firm of plane engines.
• Jacques Villon, painter, founder of the Puteaux Group, which included Jacques Villon, František Kupka, Albert Gleizes, Jean Metzinger, Francis Picabia and Fernand Léger.
• František Kupka, painter.
• Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer.
• Vincenzo Bellini, composer of the opera Norma.
• Arletty, actress.
• Nadine de Rothschild, born Lhopitalier.
• Gérard Cousin (1961-2005), truck driver and radio DJ.

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Transport

Puteaux is served by Puteaux station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines. Transilien La Défense is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. ... Gare Saint-Lazare is Paris busiest railway station. ...

Puteaux is also served by Esplanade de la Défense station on Paris Metro line 1, in the business district of La Défense, as well as by La Défense station, a large interchange station on Paris Metro line 1, on Paris RER line A, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines. ... Paris metro line 1 was the first metro line opened in Paris, France, in 1900. ... La Défense, the new skyline of Paris La Défense is one of Paris major central business districts, located west of the city proper in the heart of the département of the Hauts-de-Seine. ... La Défense is a station of the Paris Métro, RER, and Transilien suburban rail lines. ... The RER A at Charles de Gaulle - Etoile. ...

Old street names

Twin towns

Puteaux is twinned with: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Braga,  Portugal since 2001.
• Esch-sur-Alzette,  Luxembourg since 1956.
• Gan Yavne,  Israel since 1973.
• Kati, Mali since 1985.
• Mödling,  Austria since 1956.
• Offenbach,  Germany since 1955.
• Tower Hamlets, one of London's boroughs,  United Kingdom since 1955.
• Velletri,  Italy since 1958.

La Défense

• Zemun, Serbia and Montenegro since 1956

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External links

• Official website
• Unofficial Website
• 50-year history of Puteaux
• Téléputeaux

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