Bagneux () is a commune 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 west ...

department, in the southern suburbs 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. Si ...

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, Pac ...

. It is located from the center of Paris.

Geography

The commune of Bagneux is surrounded by the following communes, from the north and clockwise:

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, Sceaux,

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and Châtillon.

Transport

Bagneux is served by Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac station on

Paris Métro Line 4 Line 4 () is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. Situated mostly within the boundaries of the City of Paris, it connects Porte de Clignancourt in the north and Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac in the south, travelling acros ...

. Bagneux is also served by two stations on the edge of its boundary - Bagneux station on RER line B (on the territory of the neighbouring commune

), and Barbara on

(on the territory of the neighbouring commune

Population

Education

Primary schools include: *10 preschools *7 elementary schools The commune has four junior high schools (''collèges''): Henri-Barbusse, Joliot-Curie, Romain-Rolland, and École les Jacquets.Étudier, scolarité
" Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. The commune has one public senior high school, Lycée professionnel Léonard-de-Vinci. Other public high schools in the area: * Lycée technique Jean-Jaurès in Châtenay-Malabry * Lycée Maurice-Genevoix in

Lycée Lakanal Lycée Lakanal is a public secondary school in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It was named after Joseph Lakanal, a French politician, and an original member of the Institut de France. The school also offers a mid ...

in Sceaux * Lycée Marie-Curie in Sceaux There is also a private junior and senior high school, Groupe scolaire Saint-Gabriel.

Sites of interest

* Château du Comte Beugnot, '' La Fontaine-Gueffier'', supposed to be built for Richelieu *

Gnomon A gnomon (; ) is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The term is used for a variety of purposes in mathematics and other fields. History A painted stick dating from 2300 BC that was excavated at the astronomical site of Taosi is the ...

(Instrument built in the 17th century)

International relations

Bagneux is twinned with: * Grand-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France, since 1998 *

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, Italy, since 1978 *

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, Armenia, since 2006

References

External links

Bagneux website
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