Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.[Populations légales 2019: 92 Hauts-de-Seine]
INSEE and a total area of 176 square kilometres (68 square miles), it is the second most highly densely populated department of France after Paris. It is the fifth most populous department in France
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. Its prefecture
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is 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 t ...
although Boulogne-Billancourt
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, one of its two subprefectures alongside Antony, has a larger population.
Hauts-de-Seine is best known for containing the modern office, cinema and shopping complex La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, ...
, one of Grand Paris
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's main economic centres and one of Europe's major business districts. Hauts-de-Seine is one of the wealthiest departments in France; it has the second highest GDP
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per capita in France at €106,800 in 2020. Its inhabitants are called ''Altoséquanais'' (masculine) and ''Altoséquanaises'' (feminine) in French.
History
From 1790 to 1968, Hauts-de-Seine was part of the former department
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Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of Seine
)
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The Hauts-de-Seine department was created in 1968, from parts of the former departments of Seine
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and Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris.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 t ...
had already been selected as the prefecture
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for the new department early in 1965.
In 2016, the Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine
The Hauts-de-Seine General Council (French language, French: ''Conseil général des Hauts-de-Seine'') is the deliberative assembly of the Hauts-de-Seine department.
It consists of 46 members (''general councilors'') and its headquarters are
in ...
voted in favour of a fusion of Hauts-de-Seine and Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.[Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny ...]
and Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ...
) form an inner ring around Paris, known as the ''Petite Couronne'' (literal translation: "Little Crown"). Together with the City of Paris, they are included in Greater Paris since 1 January 2016. It is the Smallest Department in France followed by Seine-Saint-Denis
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and Val-de-Marne
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. It is slightly smaller than Maldives
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. The whole of the department is a salient which is looks like Warwickshire
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in England
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, within the districts of North Warwickshire
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, Nuneaton and Bedworth
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, and Rugby
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* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
.
Administration
Hauts-de-Seine comprises three departmental arrondissements and 36 communes
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:
Economy
Hauts-de-Seine is one of France's wealthiest departments and one of Europe's richest areas. Its GDP per capita was €106,800 in 2020, according to Eurostat
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official figures.
Politics
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Hauts-de-Seine received national media attention as the result of a corruption scandal concerning the misuse of public funds provided for the department's housing projects. Implicated were former minister and departmental council president Charles Pasqua
Charles Victor Pasqua (18 April 192729 June 2015) was a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's ''cohabitation'' government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government o ...
, as well as other personalities of the Rally for the Republic
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(RPR) party.
Hauts-de-Seine was the political base of Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...
, President of the French Republic
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from 2007 to 2012. He was Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine
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(1983–2002) and President of the Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine
The Hauts-de-Seine General Council (French language, French: ''Conseil général des Hauts-de-Seine'') is the deliberative assembly of the Hauts-de-Seine department.
It consists of 46 members (''general councilors'') and its headquarters are
in ...
(2004–2007) before he assumed the office. Sarkozy succeeded Pasqua as President of the Departmental Council.
Departmental Council of Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is governed by a departmental council. Its 46 members are called departmental councillors. The electorate of Hauts-de-Seine usually votes for right-wing parties; there has never been a left-wing majority since the department's inception in 1968.
The departmental council is the deliberative organ of the department. The executive is led by the council president, assisted by vice presidents, in charge of various portfolios. Departmental councillors are elected (two per canton) by the department's inhabitants for six-year terms (no term limits). The president of the Departmental Council is Georges Siffredi, elected in 2020.
Presidential elections 2nd round
National representation
Hauts-de-Seine elected the following members of the National Assembly
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in the 2017 legislative election:
In the Senate
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, Hauts-de-Seine is represented by:
* André Gattolin
André Gattolin (born 24 June 1960) is a French ecologist politician and Senator for Hauts-de-Seine.
Biography
Born on 24 June 1960, he studied at Sciences-Po Paris and University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. From 1996, he becomes market ...
(LREM
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), since 2011
* Xavier Iacovelli
Xavier Iacovelli (born 31 March 1981) is a French politician who has been a member of the French Senate for Hauts-de-Seine since 2017
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(LREM
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), since 2017
* Roger Karoutchi
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( LR), since 2009
* Christine Lavarde
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( LR), since 2017
* Hervé Marseille
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References
1954 births
Living people
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People from Abbevi ...
(UDI Udi may refer to:
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People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
* Udi Vaks (born 1979), Israeli Olympic judoka
...
), since 2011
* Pierre Ouzoulias ( PCF), since 2017
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( LR), since 2017
Tourism
File:Château de Malmaison - Appartement de Joséphine 001.jpg, Empress Joséphine
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's bedroom at the Château de Malmaison
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Formerly the residence of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, along with the Tuileri ...
File:Grande Fontaine @ Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (28222813252).jpg, Grande Fontaine of the Parc de Saint-Cloud
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The park, which covers , was a nat ...
File:Sèvres, Cité de la céramique.jpg, Cité de la céramique in Sèvres
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File:Le jardin japonais Albert Khan (Boulogne-Billancourt) (5996734603).jpg, Japanese garden at the Musée Albert-Kahn in Boulogne-Billancourt
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File:Locomotive 020 Decauville.JPG, Decauville 0-4-0
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wt steam locomotive
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, Hauts-de-Seine, France
References
External links
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Website of the Departmental council
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Prefecture website
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1968 establishments in France
Île-de-France region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Departments of Île-de-France
States and territories established in 1968