Courbevoie () is a commune located in the

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the we ...

Department of the

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

region of France. It is in the suburbs of the city of

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

, from the center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the city limits of Paris. La Défense, a business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the southern part of Courbevoie (as well as parts of

Puteaux Puteaux () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, from the centre of Paris. In 2016, it had a population of 44,941. La Défense, Paris's business district hosting th ...

and

Nanterre Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering ...

Name

The name Courbevoie comes from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

''Curva Via'' and means "curved highway", allegedly in reference to a

Roman road Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman R ...

from Paris to Normandy that made a sharp turn to climb the hill over which Courbevoie was built.

Administration

Courbevoie is divided into two cantons:

Canton of Courbevoie-1 The canton of Courbevoie-1 is an administrative division of the Hauts-de-Seine department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Courbevoie. It consists of t ...

and

Canton of Courbevoie-2 The canton of Courbevoie-2 is an administrative division of the Hauts-de-Seine department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Courbevoie. It consists of the ...

History

A wooden bridge was built crossing the Seine at Courbevoie by order of King Henry IV when in 1606 his royal coach fell into the river while being transported by ferry. Rebuilt in stone during the eighteenth century, this was replaced by a metal bridge in 1946. The Convent of the Penitents founded in 1658 by Jean-Baptiste Forne was located in Courbevoie until the Revolution of 1789. Also located in the town was the barracks of the

Swiss Guard The Pontifical Swiss Guard (also Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard; la, Pontificia Cohors Helvetica; it, Guardia Svizzera Pontificia; german: Päpstliche Schweizergarde; french: Garde suisse pontificale; rm, Guardia svizra papala) is ...

of the monarchy.

Transport

Courbevoie is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Courbevoie and Bécon-les-Bruyères. Courbevoie is also served by Esplanade de La Défense station on Paris Métro Line 1, in the business district of La Défense. There are also a large number of city buses that come through the bustling La Défense station. When it comes to air transportation, Courbevoie can be served by Paris's

Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...

as well as Paris-Orly to the south and Beauvais Airport to the north.

Education

Courbevoie has multiple preschools and elementary schools. Junior high schools include: * Collège Alfred de Vigny * Collège Georges Pompidou * Collège Georges Seurat * Collège Les Bruyères * Collège Les Renardières * Collège Sainte Geneviève Senior high schools include: *

École européenne Paris La Défense École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

* Lycée Paul Lapie de Courbevoie * Lycée Paul Painlevé Courbevoie *

Collège Les renardières et Lycée Lucie Aubrac 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 ...

* Groupe scolaire Montalembert

Notable people

Georges Lamothe Marie Émile Georges Lamothe (1842 – 15 October 1894) was a prolific French composer, pianist and harmonium player. Apart from a large number of salon pieces for the piano, he was also known as an accompanist to popular theatrical performances ...

(1842–1894), composer, pianist and organist *

Henri Letocart Victor Jean Félix Henri LetocartArchives of the Hauts-de-Seine online, 7/2/66 act #39, view n°12, without mention of death (6 February 1866 – 1945) was a French organist and composer. Biography Born in Courbevoie, Henri Letocard was the son ...

(1866–1945), organist and composer * Hélène Krzyżanowska (1867–1937), pianist and composer *

Albert Gleizes Albert Gleizes (; 8 December 1881 – 23 June 1953) was a French artist, theoretician, philosopher, a self-proclaimed founder of Cubism and an influence on the School of Paris. Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger wrote the first major treatise o ...

(1881–1953), cubist artist, painter, theorist *

Louis-Ferdinand Céline Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( , ) was a French novelist, polemicist and physician. His first novel '' Journey to the End of the Night'' (1932) won the '' P ...

(1894–1961), writer *

Jacques Henri Lartigue Jacques Henri Lartigue (; 13 June 1894 – 12 September 1986) was a French photographer and painter, known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and female Parisian fashion models. Biography Born in Courbevoie in western Paris to ...

(1894–1986), photographer and painter * Arletty (1898–1992), actress and singer * Roy Benson (1914–1977), stage magician *

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

(1914–1983), actor and comedian * Henri Betti (1917–2005), composer *

Madeleine Kamman Madeleine Kamman (22 November 1930 – 16 July 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur, cookery teacher and author of seven cookbooks, who spent most of her working life in America bringing the rigors of French technique to American ingredients an ...

(1930–2018), cook, culinary teacher, and author *

Jean-Pierre Worms Jean-Pierre Worms (16 July 1934 – 12 July 2019) was a French sociologist and former parliamentarian who was active in the associative sector. He combined the profession of sociologist with political activity which was initially militant but ...

(1934–2019), representative to the French Parliament *

Michel Delpech Jean-Michel Delpech (French pronunciation: �ɑ̃ miʃɛl dɛlpɛʃ 26 January 19462 January 2016), known as Michel Delpech, was a French singer-songwriter and actor. Family Jean-Michel Bertrand Delpech was born the 26th january of 1946 in ...

(1946–2016), singer-songwriter * Michel Blanc (b. 1952), actor *

Franck Tchiloemba Franck Tchiloemba (born January 4, 1973 in Courbevoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas an ...

(b.1973), basketball player * Colomba Fofana (b. 1977), athlete *

Lamine Kanté Lamine Kanté (born 11 February 1987) is a French basketball player who currently plays for AS Monaco Basket of the LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketb ...

(b. 1987), basketball player *

Massiré Kanté Massiré Kanté (born 31 March 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning '' mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in ...

(b. 1989), footballer *

Axel Augis Axel Louis Augis (born 6 December 1990) is a French male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. He participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Su ...

(b. 1990), gymnast *

William Rémy William Rémy (born 4 April 1991) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a central defender for Belgian club Virton and is a former French youth international, having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams. Club ...

(b. 1991), footballer * Yoann Wachter (b. 1992), footballer *

Marie-Bernadette Mbuyamba Marie-Bernadette Mbuyamba (born January 5, 1993, in Courbevoie) is a French basketball player who plays for club USO Mondeville Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; ''Women's Basketball League'') ...

(b. 1993), basketball player

International relations

Courbevoie is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: *

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield ...

(

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

), United Kingdom * Freudenstadt (

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

), Germany * Beit Mery (

Mount Lebanon Mount Lebanon ( ar, جَبَل لُبْنَان, ''jabal lubnān'', ; syr, ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, ', , ''ṭūr lewnōn'' french: Mont Liban) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It averages above in elevation, with its peak at . Geography The Mount Le ...

), Lebanon

Mayors of Courbevoie

Antoine Le Frique Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, ...

(1800–1818) *

Joseph Derbanne Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the m ...

(October, 1818 – February, 1826) *

Nicolas Rousselot Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

(February 1826 – April 1830) *

Jean-Baptiste Chevalier Jean-Baptiste is a male French language, French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste (name), Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Bapt ...

(April 1830 – August 1830) *

Constant Grebaut Constant or The Constant may refer to: Mathematics * Constant (mathematics), a non-varying value * Mathematical constant, a special number that arises naturally in mathematics, such as or Other concepts * Control variable or scientific cons ...

(August 1830 – September 1840) *

Désiré Maurenq Désiré is a French male given name, which means "desired, wished". The female form is Désirée. Désiré may refer to: * Amable Courtecuisse (1823 - 1873), French baritone known simply as Désiré * Désiré Bastin (1900–1972), Belgian foo ...

(September 1840 – 1845) *

(1845 – 26 August 1865) *

Charles Blondel Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(26 August 1865 – 7 February 1872) *

Jean-François Durenne Jean-François is a French given name. Notable people bearing the given name include: * Jean-François Carenco (born 1952), French politician * Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), Fre ...

(7 February 1872 – November 1873) *

Jean-Baptiste Weiss Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King o ...

(November 1873 – 20 February 1874) *

Auguste Colas Auguste may refer to: People Surname * Arsène Auguste (born 1951), Haitian footballer * Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman * Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter * Henri Auguste (1759–1816), Parisian gold an ...

(20 February 1874 – 12 February 1878) *

Frédéric Bourgin Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impressio ...

(12 February 1878 – October 1878) *

Auguste Bailly Auguste Bailly (1878–1967) was a French novelist and historian. Several of his works have been adapted into films, particularly his 1924 novel ''Naples au baiser de feu'' which has had four screen adaptations including the 1954 Hollywood film '' ...

(October 1878 – 19 May 1888) * Antoine Rolland (19 May 1888 – 15 May 1892) * Jules Lefevre (15 May 1892 – 27 January 1894) * François le Chippey (27 January 1894 – May 1896) *

Léon Boursier Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...

(May 1896 – May 1908) * Charles Mering (May 1908 – December 1919) * Augustin Loiseau (December 1919 – October 1920) *

Joseph Victor Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(October 1920 – May 1925) *

Pierre Fouquart Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(May 1925 – September 1927) *

André Grisoni André Grisoni (1886–1975) was a French politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1932 to 1936, representing Seine. References 1886 births 1975 deaths People from Haute-Corse Corsican politicians Radical Par ...

(September 1927 – July 1944) * Gabriel Roche (September 1944 – 26 October 1947) * Marius Guerre (26 October 1947 – 20 December 1954) * Gabriel Roche (26 January 1955 – 15 March 1959) * Charles Deprez (26 March 1959 – 18 June 1995) *

Jacques Kossowski Jacques Kossowski (born October 11, 1940 in Paris) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the 3rd constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He is also the Mayo ...

(since 25 June 1995)

Demographics

Population

Immigration

Economy

Total S.A. has its head office in the

Tour Total Tour Total (previously known as Tour Elf from 1985 to 1999, then Tour TotalFinaElf from 1999 to 2003) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, Courbevoie, the high-rise business district west of and adjacent to the city of Paris, Franc ...

in La Défense and in Courbevoie.

Areva Areva S.A. is a French multinational group specializing in nuclear power headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Before its 2016 corporate restructuring, Areva was majority-owned by the French state through the French Alternative Energies and Ato ...

has its head office in the Tour Areva in Courbevoie.

Saint-Gobain Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris and headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it now also produces a variety o ...

also has its head office in Courbevoie. The headquarters of INPI, the French government office for patents, copyrights, and trademarks, is in Courbevoie.Contact us
at INPI official web site

Gallery

Image:Courbevoie 4.JPG, Street at the border between Courbevoie and Asnières Image:Georges Seurat 012.jpg, Bridge of Courbevoie,

Georges Seurat Georges Pierre Seurat ( , , ; 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough su ...

, 1886–1887

References

External links

Courbevoie official website

Courbevoie Community portal

blog about Courbevoie
{{Authority control Communes of Hauts-de-Seine Cities in Île-de-France Hauts-de-Seine communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia