Issy-les-Moulineaux
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Coordinates: 48°49′26″N 2°16′12″E / 48.8238888889°N 2.27°E
Issy-les-Moulineaux |
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Val de Seine business district | |
Paris and inner ring départements | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-Billancourt |
Intercommunality | Arc de Seine |
Mayor | André Santini |
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Elevation | 28–96 m (92–315 ft) |
Land area1 | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
Population2 | 63,044 (2006) |
- Density | 14,834 /km2 (38,420 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 92040/ 92130 |
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Issy-les-Moulineaux (French pronunciation: [isilemulino]) is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km (4.1 mi) from the centre of Paris. On 1 January 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Arc de Seine along with the other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
Issy-les-Moulineaux has successfully moved its economy from an old manufacturing base to high value-added service sectors and is now located at the heart of the Val de Seine business district, the largest cluster of telecommunication and media businesses in France hosting the headquarters of most major French TV networks. Today, despite a booming population, Issy-les-Moulineaux harbours more jobs than inhabitants.[citation needed]
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[edit] Name
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Originally, Issy-les-Moulineaux was simply called Issy. The name Issy comes from Medieval Latin Issiacum or Isciacum, perhaps meaning "estate of Isicius (or Iccius)", a Gallo-Roman landowner, although some think the name comes from a Celtic radical meaning "under the wood".
In 1893 Issy officially became Issy-les-Moulineaux. Les Moulineaux was the name of a hamlet on the territory of the commune, apparently named Les Moulineaux due to the windmills (French: moulins) that stood there in ancient times.
The town was once the location of the Château d'Issy, home of the Princes of Conti.
[edit] History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhood of Javel, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
It hosted the trap shooting events for the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Administration
Issy is divided into two cantons (districts):
- Issy-les-Moulineaux East, part of the commune; pop: 25,399
- Issy-les-Moulineaux West, part of the commune and part of Meudon; (pop: 34,120)
Mayors of Issy-les-Moulineaux:
- 1903–1908: Auguste Gervais
- 1908–1911: Henri Mayer
- 1911–1919: Léon-Victor Clément
- 1919–1922: Justin Oudin
- February – May 1923: Saint-Martin (Special delegation)
- May – October 1923: Eugène Demarne
- 1923–1935: Justin Oudin
- 1935–1939: Victor Cresson
- 1945–1949: Fernand Maillet
- 1949–1953: Jacques Madaule
- May – July 1953: Fernand Maillet
- 1953–1973: Bonaventure Leca
- 1973–1980: Raymond Menand
- 1980 – present: André Santini
[edit] Economy
The Canal+ Group,[2] France 24,[3] Sodexo,[4] and Technicolor SA are based in Issy-les-Moulineaux.[5]
[edit] Transport
Issy-les-Moulineaux is served by two stations on Paris Métro line 12: Corentin Celton and Mairie d'Issy.
It is also served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Issy – Val de Seine and Issy.
There is also a project of cable car. [1]
[edit] Twin towns
- Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany, since 1954
- Frameries, Belgium, since 1979
- Macerata, Italy, since 1982
- Hounslow, United Kingdom, since 1982
- Dapaong, Togo, since 1989
- Echmiadzin, Armenia, since 1989
- Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain, since 1990
- Nahariya, Israel, since 1994
- Chongwen District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, since 1998
- Guro, Seoul, South Korea, since 2005
- Madison, New Jersey, United States
[edit] Sites of interest
- Île Saint-Germain, an island located in the Seine. The island is divided into two parts, the urban side includes the offices and a residential area. The other side includes a part with the Tour aux Figures (Tower of Figures) [2] by Jean Dubuffet. The Île Seguin is downstream.
- Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer, a museum of playing cards
[edit] Gallery
Villa Haussmann (modern copy of haussmannian architecture) in Issy-les-Moulineaux. |
Saint-Sulpice Seminary, between Corentin Celton and Mairie d'Issy metro stations. |
Rue Ernest Renan in Issy-les-Moulineaux, nearby Corentin Celton metro station. |
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Issy Val-de-Seine business district. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 1924 Olympics official report. pp. 544-6. (French)
- ^ "Mentions legales." Canal+ Group. Retrieved on 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Contact Us." France 24. Retrieved on 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us." Sodexo. Retrieved on 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Legal." Technicolor SA. Retrieved on 23 March 2010.
[edit] External links
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