Colombes () is a
commune in the northwestern suburbs of
Paris,
France. It is located from the
centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the
53rd largest city in France.
Name
The name Colombes comes from
Latin ''columna'' (
Old French ''colombe''), meaning "column". This is interpreted as referring either to a
megalithic
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea.
The ...
column used in ancient times by a
druidic
A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Whi ...
cult which stood in Colombes until its destruction during the
French Revolution, or to the columns of an
atrium in a ruined
Gallo-Roman villa that also stood in Colombes.
History
On 13 March 1896, 17% of the territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of
Bois-Colombes (literally "Colombes Woods"). On 2 May 1910, 19% of the (reduced) territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of
La Garenne-Colombes. Thus, the commune of Colombes is now only two-thirds the size of its territory before 1896. The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Colombes proper, in its geography at the given years.
Population
Geography
Climate
Colombes has a
oceanic climate
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(
Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Colombes is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Colombes was on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.
Administration
The city is divided into two cantons:
*
Colombes-1 (north)
*
Colombes-2 (south)
Transport
Colombes is served by four stations on the
Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line at
Colombes
Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France.
Name
The name Colombes comes from Latin ''columna'' (Old French ''colombe'') ...
,
Le Stade,
La Garenne-Colombes and
Gare Les Vallées.
Education
The commune has 21 preschools and 19 elementary schools.
Secondary schools:
* Junior high schools: Robert Paparemborde, Marguerite Duras, Gay Lussac, Moulin Joly, Jean-Baptiste Clément, Lakanal
Établissements d'enseignement publics sécondaires (collèges)
" Académie de Versailles
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. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.Collège Robert Paparemborde
" French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.-->
* Senior high schools: Lycée Guy de Maupassant
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
, Lycee Polyvalent Claude Garamont, Lycee Polyvalent Anatole de France
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
Personalities
*Quilapayún
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, Chilean music group forced into exile in France after the 1973 Coup. They settled in Colombes.
*Jordan Aboudou
Jordan Aboudou (born 30 January 1991) is a French professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward.
Professional career
From 2009 to 2014, Aboudou played for Élan Chalon. I ...
, basketball player
*Lens Aboudou
Lens Aboudou (born February 9, 1990) is a French basketball player who currently plays for JDA Dijon Basket
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, basketball player
*Josue Albert Josue is a name, a variant of the name Joshua. It may refer to:
Given name
* Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours (1662-1750), French military officer
* Athanase Josué Coquerel (1820-1875), French Protestant theologian
* Josue Dupon (1864-1935), ...
, footballer
*Bryan Alceus
Bryan Alceus (born 1 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Olympiakos Nicosia, on loan from Liga I club FC Argeș Pitești. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Cl ...
, footballer
* Mame-Ibra Anne, athlete
*Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (born 27 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
International career
Bellegarde was born in France and is of Haitian descent. He is a youth international for F ...
, footballer
*Kelly Berville
Kelly Mathurin Berville (born 5 January 1978 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French retired footballer. A defender, he could operate as either a central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position wh ...
, footballer
*Zoumana Camara
Zoumana Camara (born 3 April 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of Paris Saint-Germain U19.
After starting out at Saint-Étienne, he went on to amass Ligue 1 totals of 344 matches and ...
, footballer
*Pierre Clayette
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, artist
* Mathieu Cossou, karateka
*Simone Jorry
Simone may refer to:
* Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin
* Simone (surname), an Italian surname
Simone may also refer to:
* ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film
* ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...
, deaf/hoh rights activist
* Marie-Antoinette Katoto, footballer
*Claude Mérelle
Claude Mérelle (born Lise Henriette Marie Laurent; 17 May 1888 – 16 December 1976) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in numerous films during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the late 1920s.
Career
Claude Mérell ...
, actress
* Eliaquim Mangala, footballer
*Samuel Nadeau
Samuel Nadeau (born July 7, 1982 in Colombes, 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 America ...
, basketball player
*Alexandre Postel
Alexandre Postel (born 29 April 1982, in Colombes) is a French writer.
In 2013 he was awarded the as well as the Prix Goncourt du premier roman for ''Un homme effacé'', published by éditions Gallimard.
A former student at the École normale ...
(born 1982), writer
*Steven Nzonzi
Steven Nkemboanza Mike Christopher Nzonzi (born 15 December 1988) is a French professional footballer who is currently a free agent
Nzonzi began his career with Ligue 2 side Amiens, impressing enough to earn a move to Premier League side Blackb ...
, footballer
* Kevin Thalien, basketball player
* Elodie Thomis, footballer
* Axel Tony, singer
*Jonathan Toto
Jonathan Toto (born 30 March 1990) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
An Metz youth product, Toto began his senior career in Cameroon with Canon Yaoundé before moving to Italy to sign for Legnano. He moved t ...
, footballer
*Eddy Viator
Eddy Viator (born 2 June 1982) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Guadeloupe club Red Star Baie-Mahault.
Club career
Born in Colombes, France, Viator began his career with LB Châteauroux. After only one game in 2002–03, he went ...
, footballer
* Rama Yade, politician, moved into a council flat in Colombes with her mother and three sisters at the age of fourteen.[Rama Yade: The political star who's eclipsing Sarko](_blank)
'' The Independent'', 14 April 2009
*pierpoljak
Pierre-Mathieu Vilmet (; born September 7, 1964 in Paris), professionally known as Pierpoljak, is a French reggae and pop singer.
Biography
Pierre Vilmet was born in Paris and grew up in the Parisian suburbs, first in Savigny-sur-Orge and then i ...
, reggae singer
Sport
The stadium was built in 1907. Officially named the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
The Stade Yves-du-Manoir (officially Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, also known as the Stade olympique de Colombes, or simply Colombes to the locals) is a rugby, track and association football stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France, Paris, Fran ...
, the Olympic Stadium of Colombes was the site of the opening ceremony and several events of the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
. The arena's capacity was increased to 60,000 for the 1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
World Cup. The stadium lost its importance after the restoration in 1972 of Paris' 49,000-seat Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes () is an all-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Paris, France, in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin ...
. In the 1990s, three of the four grandstands were torn down due to decay and the stadium's capacity was down to 7,000; later renovations have brought the current capacity to 14,000.
Through November 2017, it had been home to the Racing 92 rugby club, currently playing in France's Top 14, but Racing has since moved to the new U Arena
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in Nanterre. The RCF Paris
Racing Club de France Football (, also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Matra Racing, Racing Club, or Racing) is a French association football club based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris.
Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spor ...
football club, which plays in the fourth division, remains at Yves-du-Manoir. The stadium will be the field hockey venue at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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.
Twin towns
* Frankenthal, Germany
See also
* Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
References
External links
Official website
*
Colombes in postal card
(Colombes philatelic society)
*
'' Chariots of Fire'' stadium reprieved
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Communes of Hauts-de-Seine
Cities in Île-de-France