Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (Paris RER)
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is the name of two communes in France: * Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne ** Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, often referred to as "Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois" * Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Loiret Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Geography The villages lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Talot, which forms part of the commune's northern border, then flows int ...

Commune In France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ...
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Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (often abbreviated to SGdB) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.5 km (14.6 miles) from the center of Paris, in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne department, Île-de-France. History Inhabitants of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois are known as ''Génovéfains''. There has been a settlement in what is now Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois since Roman times. In 1800 it was still a small settlement with around 100 inhabitants. After the armistice in 1918 the population was counted at less than 800. The boom started in the 1920s when inhabitants of Paris wanted affordable housing. This boom was in part because the railway station of Perray was built, connecting the town to Paris. The population at the moment is over 30.000 inhabitants, making it one of the larger settlements in the Essonne departement. In 1926 the Château de la Cossonnerie was converted to a retirement home for White émigrés. It is locally known as the ...
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Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is the name of two communes in France: * Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne ** Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, often referred to as "Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois" * Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Loiret Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Geography The villages lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Talot, which forms part of the commune's northern border, then flows int ...