Châtenay-Malabry
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Commune of Châtenay-Malabry |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Antony |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre |
| Mayor | Georges Siffredi (2001-2008) |
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| Land area¹ | 6.38 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
32,100 30,621 |
| - Density | 5,031/km² (2005) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92019/ 92290 |
| 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). | |
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Châtenay-Malabry is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
The commune includes the valley la vallée aux loups with green forests and pretty houses including the estate of French writer Chateaubriand. It also includes the Butte Rouge, its most populated area. The Garden City in the Butte Rouge, the Cité Jardins, is one of the earliest housing at moderated rents (HLM).
Châtenay is the location of the École Centrale Paris and the UFR de Pharmacie (Faculty of Pharmacy). The high-speed TGV Atlantique goes across the city through an underground railway covered with a park called Coulée verte (greenway).
Since December 31, 2002, it is part of the Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre
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[edit] History
Originally called simply Châtenay, the name of the commune became officially Châtenay-Malabry in 1920.
The name Châtenay comes from castellanum = petit château (little castle) and Malabry comes from a deformation of badly located, spoiled ground.
[edit] Transport
Châtenay-Malabry is served by Robinson station on Paris RER line B. This station is located at the border between the commune of Châtenay-Malabry and the commune of Sceaux, on the Sceaux side of the border.
[edit] Town twinning
Châtenay-Malabry is twinned with
Bergneustadt (Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany) since 1967, which is also twinned with Landsmeer
Landsmeer (North Holland, Netherlands) since 1986, which is also twinned with Bergneustadt
Wellington (Shropshire, United Kingdom) since 2001
[edit] Famous persons in Châtenay-Malabry
- Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907), french poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, 1901
- Emmanuel Mounier (1905-1950), christian philosopher
- Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005), christian philosopher
- Jérôme Rothen (* 1978), french international footballer
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