commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the southwestern suburbs of
Paris
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. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
The French writer Chateaubriand lived in the estate ''Vallée-aux-Loups'' at Châtenay-Malabry. The Garden City in the Butte Rouge, the ''Cité Jardins'', is one of the earliest examples of housing at moderated rents (''
HLM
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HLMs constitute 16% of all housing in France.École Centrale Paris
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'', of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the
University of Paris-Sud
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LGV Atlantique
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crosses the city through a tunnel covered by a park called ''Coulée verte'' (greenway).
From 31 December 2002, it was part of the Agglomeration community of Hauts de Bièvre, which merged into the
Métropole du Grand Paris
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in January 2016.
Geography
Châtenay-Malabry is situated near the
Parc de Sceaux
Sceaux () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Sceaux had a population of 20,004.
A wealthy city
Sceaux is famous for the Château de Sceaux ...
.
It borders the department of
Essonne
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Verrières-le-Buisson
Verrières-le-Buisson () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is from the centre of Paris, in the Essonne department just outside the inner ring of the Île-de-France.
The commune borders the river Bièvre.
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.
A highly wooded area, it can be crossed by the , which includes part of Via Turonesis which is one of the routes through France on the pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James the Great. As for the North and South entrances, they are, to say the least, a part of the urban fabric of the town.
The two main entrances to the town are located west and east of the Division Leclerc avenue, which is the main road of the town. In the direction of Verrières Forest is a large roundabout which appears as a clearing in the forest before diving into the urban landscape. In the direction of Antony is a simple roundabout located at the southeast corner of the Sceaux Park.
History
Originally simply called Châtenay, the name of the commune officially became 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''.
Transportation
Châtenay-Malabry is served by
Robinson Robinson may refer to:
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* Robinson (name)
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* Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719
Geography
* Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960 ...
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.
Education
Schools include:Les écoles, collèges, lycées… ." Châtenay-Malabry. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
* Seven public preschools (''maternelles''): Jean-Jaurès, Jules-Verne, des Mouilleboeufs, Pierre-Brossolette, Pierre-Mendès-France, Thomas-Masaryk, and Suzanne-Buisson
* Seven public elementary schools: Jean-Jaurès, Jules-Verne, des Mouilleboeufs, Pierre-Brossolette, Pierre-Mendès-France, Thomas-Masaryk, and Léonard-de-Vinci.
* Public junior high schools (''collèges''): Léonard-de-Vinci, Pierre-Brossolette, Thomas-Masaryk
* Public senior high schools: and Lycée polyvalent Jean-Jaurès
* Private school:
Groupe scolaire Sophie-Barat
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Air and aviation groups
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(elementary through senior high)
Notable people
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Voltaire
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spent time at Chatenay in 1719, and was probably born out of wedlock there in 1694
*
François-René de Chateaubriand
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(1768–1848) writer, politician and diplomat
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Marie Recio
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(1814–1862), French mezzo-soprano, second wife of composer Hector Berlioz
*
Sully Prudhomme
René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the 1901 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
Born in Paris, Prudhomme originall ...
(1839–1907), French poet and essayist, winner of the first
Nobel Prize
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in Literature, 1901
* Jean Fautrier (1898–1964), painter and sculptor
* Emmanuel Mounier (1905–1950), Christian philosopher
*
Paul Ricoeur
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(1913–2005), Christian philosopher
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Jérôme Rothen
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Rothen won 13 caps for the France national football team. He represented his country at the 2004 European Football Champions ...
(born 1978), French international football player
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Clémence Poésy
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(born 1982), actress and model
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Hugo Duminil-Copin
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The son of a middle school sports teacher and a former female dancer who became a primary ...
(born 1985), mathematician
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Hatem Ben Arfa
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Grégoire Colin
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Kévin Malcuit
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(born 1991), footballer
* Côme (born 1994), musician
* Allan Saint-Maximin (born 1997), French football player
Bergneustadt
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History
In 1301 th ...
(
Oberbergischer Kreis
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,
Germany
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) since 1967, which is also twinned with Landsmeer
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Landsmeer
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Population centres
The municipality of Landsmeer consists of the three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.
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Netherlands
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) since 1986, which is also twinned with Bergneustadt
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Wellington
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(
Shropshire
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,
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) since 2011
See also
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Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
The following is a list of the 36 communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department of France.
Since January 2016, all communes of Hauts-de-Seine are part of the intercommunality Métropole du Grand Paris
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