Suresnes

Suresnes (French pronunciation: [syʁɛn] (listen)) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. Located in Hauts-de-Seine, 9.3 km (5.8 mi) from the centre of Paris, it had a population of 49,145 as of 2016. The nearest communes are Nanterre, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud and Boulogne-Billancourt. It is served by two stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 2 and Suresnes–Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien network, both giving access to La Défense and its RER A and Paris Métro Line 1 services. Suresnes's landmarks include the Mémorial de la France combattante and Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial below Fort Mont-Valérien, as well as Foch Hospital in the town centre.

Suresnes
Commune
Suresnes Town Hall
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Suresnes
Suresnes Show map of France Suresnes Show map of Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 48°52′N 2°13′E / 48.87°N 2.22°E / 48.87; 2.22Coordinates: 48°52′N 2°13′E / 48.87°N 2.22°E / 48.87; 2.22
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Nanterre-2
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guillaume Boudy^[1] (LR)
Area ^1	3.79 km^2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	49,311
• Density	13,000/km^2 (34,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92073 /92150
Elevation	26–162 m (85–531 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Fort Mont-Valérien (along with its Mémorial de la France combattante) is situated in the commune, as is Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial. Suresnes has an elegant view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower, as does neighbouring Saint-Cloud.

Robert Ormond Maugham, the father of W. Somerset Maugham, built a “country house” in Suresnes around 1883. The house, which still exists at 5 Rue Worth, was described by R.O. Maugham’s grandson, Robin Maugham, as being, “very odd indeed – half Swiss chalet and half Japanese, with a projecting roof, stucco walls, and wooden supports for the little balconies.”^[3]

In 1974 the Spanish Socialist Workers Party held its 26th Congress in Suresnes (it was illegal in Spain under Franco). Felipe González was elected Secretary General, replacing Rodolfo 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 had not fought in the Spanish Civil War.

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  Salle des fêtes

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  Town centre

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  Mémorial de la France combattante, featuring a Cross of Lorraine

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  A view of Paris from Lower Suresnes (Bas de Suresnes)

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  A view of Paris from Upper Suresnes (Hauts de Suresnes)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,470 —     1800 1,385 −0.85% 1806 1,427 +0.50% 1821 1,322 −0.51% 1831 1,441 +0.87% 1836 1,765 +4.14% 1841 1,953 +2.04% 1846 2,159 +2.03% 1851 2,032 −1.21% 1856 3,216 +9.62% 1861 4,546 +7.17% 1866 4,515 −0.14% 1872 6,477 +6.20% 1876 6,149 −1.29% 1881 7,011 +2.66% 1886 7,683 +1.85% 1891 8,404 +1.81% 1896 9,057 +1.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 11,225 +4.39% 1906 13,660 +4.00% 1911 16,248 +3.53% 1921 19,117 +1.64% 1926 22,209 +3.04% 1931 27,065 +4.03% 1936 32,018 +3.42% 1946 32,182 +0.05% 1954 37,149 +1.81% 1962 39,100 +0.64% 1968 40,616 +0.64% 1975 37,537 −1.12% 1982 35,187 −0.92% 1990 35,998 +0.29% 1999 39,706 +1.10% 2007 44,738 +1.50% 2012 47,263 +1.10% 2017 48,264 +0.42%
Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

Transport

Suresnes is served by Suresnes–Mont-Valérien station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines. It is also served by Île-de-France tramway Line 2, which stops twice in the commune, at Belvédère and Suresnes Longchamp.

The Pont de Suresnes carries the Allée de Longchamp, one of the main traffic arteries, from the Bois de Boulogne over the Seine into the western suburbs of Paris.

People from Suresnes

See: Category:People from Suresnes

The following people have been associated with Suresnes:

• Shapour Bakhtiar (1914-1991), 45th Prime Minister of Iran, fought in the French Resistance, lived in Suresnes.
• Karine Ferri (1982), French model and television presenter, born in Suresnes.
• Blanche Gardin (1977), French comedian and actress, born in Suresnes.
• Julie Gayet (1972), French actress and film producer, partner of former President François Hollande, born in Suresnes.
• Kenny Kadji (born 1988), Cameroonian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Noor Inayat Khan (1914–1944) lived in Suresnes with her family in a large estate known as Fazal Manzil from 1920 to 1940 during which time she studied at the Sorbonne.^[6][7][8] Noor Inayat Khan later returned to France as an agent of the Special Operations Executive, spying for the Allied cause in occupied France.^[9] She was executed by the Germans and posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre and George Cross.^[10]
• Luc Lang (1956), French writer, born in Suresnes.
• Virginie Lemoine (born 1961), French actress and comedian, born in Suresnes.
• Marguerite Naseau (1594–1633), French nun and the first member of Daughters of Charity
• Vincent Peillon (1960), French politician, born in Suresnes.
• Stéphane Plaza (1970), French television presenter and real estate agent, born in Suresnes.
• Jérôme Rivière (1964), French politician, born in Suresnes.
• Alexis Salatko (1959), French writer, born in Suresnes.
• Michaël Youn (1973), French comedian and singer, born in Suresnes.
• Nathalie Stutzmann (1965), French contralto and conductor, born in Suresnes.
• Irène Marie Jacob (1966), French-Swiss actress, born in Suresnes.

Universities

Technician degrees are available at the Lycée Paul-Langevin. Suresnes also hosts the headquarters of the Institut national supérieur de formation et de recherche pour l'éducation des jeunes handicapés et les enseignements adaptés (INS HEA), a public college in the fields of disability. A campus of Skema Business School is located in the city.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Suresnes is twinned with:^[11]

•   Colmenar Viejo, Spain
•   Göttingen, Germany
•   Hackney, England
•   Hannoversch Münden, Germany
•   Holon, Israel
•   Kragujevac, Serbia
•   Villach, Austria

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
• Fort Mont-Valérien
• Garden City of Suresnes
• Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. Maugham, R. (1966) "Somerset and all the Maughams". London, Longmans Heinemann. p110.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Suresnes, EHESS. (in French)
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. Dalton, Samantha (2012-11-08). "BBC News - Noor Inayat Khan: The Indian princess who spied for Britain". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
7. "BBC to take iconic TV shows to Burma as sanctions ease - News". uk asia online. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
8. "Nekbakht Foundation". Nekbakht Foundation. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
9. "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
10. "BBC News - Memorial for 'Spy Princess' Noor Inayat Khan unveiled". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
11. "Jumelage". suresnes.fr (in French). Suresnes. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

External links

 

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