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Asnières-sur-Seine () is a commune in the
Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a department in the Île-de-France region of 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 and ...
department and
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of north-central
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. It lies on the left bank of the river
Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
, some eight kilometres from the centre of Paris in the north-western
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of the French capital. The area should be reached by line 15 of the Paris metro by 2030. The inhabitants are called the ''Asniérois'' and the ''Asniéroises'' in French.


Name

Asnières-sur-Seine was originally known simply as Asnières. The name was recorded for the first time in a
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of 1158 – as ''Asnerias'', from
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''asinaria'', meaning "donkey farm". The poor soil of Asnières, where heather grew in medieval times, was probably deemed suitable only for the breeding of donkeys. By the early 20th century it had become a favourite boating centre for Parisians, and its industries included
boat building Boat building is the design and construction of boats (instead of the larger ships) — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull, with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other ser ...
. On 15 February 1968 the commune was officially renamed Asnières-sur-Seine to distinguish it from other French communes also called Asnières.


Demographics


Immigration


Departmental representation

The commune is divided between two
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(departmental constituencies): *
Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometr ...
: composed of part of the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine. Currently represented by Josiane Fischer ( UDI) and André Mancipoz ( LR). * Courbevoie-1: composed of part of the commune of
Courbevoie Courbevoie () is a Communes of France, commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is a suburb of Paris, from the Kilometre zero, center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the ci ...
and of the remainder of the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine. Currently represented by Daniel Courtès (LR) and Marie-Pierre Limoge (UDI).


Economy

Lesieur – a major producer of cooking and table oils and part of the Avril Group – has its headquarters in Asnières.


Education


Public schools

(fully financed by the commune, department, or region): * 20 kindergarten / nursery schools (''écoles maternelles'');Ecoles maternelles
" Asnières-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
* 16 elementary / primary schools (''écoles élémentaires''); * 4 junior high schools: the Collège
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, the Collège
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, the Collège
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, and the Collège
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; * 3 senior high schools: the Lycée d'enseignement adapté Martin Luther King, the Lycée professionnel de Prony, and the Lycée général et technologique
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; * additionally, the Institut départemental médico-éducatif Gustave Baguer specializes in the education of hearing-impaired children and young people.


Private schools

(partly financed by the commune, department, or region) include:
The École catholique Sainte-Agnès
(preschool and elementary school)
The Institution Saint-Joseph
(preschool through junior high school)
The Institution Sainte-Geneviève
(preschool through senior high school)


Communications


Public transport

Asnières-sur-Seine is served by three stations on
Paris Métro Line 13 Paris Métro Line 13 (opened as Line B; French: ''Ligne 13 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It was built by the Nord-Sud Company before becoming Line 13 when the Nord-Sud was merged into the Compagnie du ...
:
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, Les Agnettes, and Les Courtilles, the last named being the terminus of the line. Line 1 of the Île-de-France tramway also serves the metro station at Les Courtilles, connecting it to Noisy-le-Sec. Trains on Lines J (Gisors) and L (Cergy) of the
Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of Île-de-France region with Transilien ...
suburban rail network call at
Asnières-sur-Seine station Asnières-sur-Seine is a railway station in the town of Asnières-sur-Seine Asnières-sur-Seine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north- ...
, while those on Line L (Cergy) also serve
Bois-Colombes station Bois-Colombes is a railway station serving the town Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It sees services from Transilien Saint-Lazare and in the future, Paris Metro Line 15. External links
which lies just outside the western limit of the commune. A number of bus routes – lines 140, 165, 175, 177, and 276 – run through Asnières and connect it to its neighbouring communes.


Roads

Car traffic in Asnières is difficult. Most of the traffic is on the banks of the Seine around the city. The crossing of the Asnières bridge is extremely crowded and slow during peak hours. The Grand rue Charles-de-Gaulle then the Avenue d'Argenteuil are also difficult to pass because serving Bois-Colombes and northern towns. Moreover, the city has very few parking spaces, and garages and private parking spaces are scarce and expensive. Between 2010 and 2013, there was a development plan to change the streets of the city being one-way and become practicable in both directions for bicycles.


Sport

In addition to the Courtilles
ice rink An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The growth and increasing popularity of ...
, the town has ten
gym A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...
s, six
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s, a
shooting range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue, or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by milita ...
, two
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clubs (Azur Tennis Club and the Tennis Club du Ménil), a
skate park A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairsets, quarter pipe ...
, a Parisian
boules Boules (, ), or ''jeu de boules'', is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls as closely as possible to a small target ball, called the ''jack''. 'Boules' its ...
court and a
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. The
Asnières Volley 92 Asnières Volley 92 is a French volleyball team based in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. The flagship men's team and its affiliates have historically formed one of the most successful organizations in French volleyball, claiming a total of 45 ...
participates in
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(2nd national level) and plays at the Courtilles gymnasium. The city also has a
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
club in agreement with neighboring cities. For the 2017–2018 season, the first team evolves in Pool 2 in National 2. Finally, the city counts, with the Molosses, an
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club, created in 1992, evolving in Casque d'Or (D2), 2-time vice-champion of France of D1 (1999, and 2014). A full-contact club, known as ABC (Asnieres Boxing Club) is also managed by a coaching team composed with ex-France and European champions. Around 100 members take part in trainings three times a Week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). The
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and
jujitsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...
club Arts Martiaux d'Asnières uses several of the town's gyms.


Asnières in art


Georges Seurat

'' Bathers at Asnières'' by
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 ...
depicts a scene of 19th century leisure and developing industry in this suburb of Paris. Between 1884 and 1886 Seurat painted ''Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte'', using a new technique – which came to be known as
pointillism Pointillism (, ) is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism ...
– of forming an image from patterns of tiny coloured dots.


Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks ...
made a series of paintings of Asnières. Influenced by
impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
and
pointillism Pointillism (, ) is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism ...
, he modified his traditional style and used vivid colour, shorter brushstrokes, and perspective to engage the viewer. His views of the banks of the Seine represent an important progression towards his later landscape paintings. In Asnières, within walking distance of his brother Theo's flat in Montmartre, van Gogh painted parks, cafés, restaurants, and the river.


Local landmarks

*The
Château d'Asnières The château d’Asnières is a stately home at 89 rue du Château in the town of Asnières-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine, France. History Construction With adjoining stables at the edge of its grounds (capable of housing 120 horses and known ...
is a stately home dating from the mid 18th century. *The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques in Asnières, dating from 1899, is believed to be Europe's oldest public
pet cemetery A pet cemetery is a cemetery for pets. Although the veneration and burial of beloved pets has been practiced since ancient times, burial grounds reserved specifically for animals were not common until the late 19th century. History Many hum ...
(or "zoological necropolis"). *The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1899.


Twin towns – sister cities

Asnières-sur-Seine is twinned with: * Spandau (Berlin), Germany *
Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...
, England, United Kingdom


Notable people

* Manuel Aeschlimann (born 1964),
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
deputy and Mayor of Asnières *
Henri Barbusse Henri Barbusse (; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, short story writer, journalist, poet and political activist. He began his literary career in the 1890s as a Symbolist poet and continued as a neo-Naturalist novelist; i ...
(1873–1935), politician and writer, a street in the town was named after him *
Maurice Hewitt Maurice Hewitt (6 October 1884 – 7 November 1971) was a French violinist and conductor, as well as a member of the French Resistance during World War II. Life Born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hewitt studied the violin at the Conservatoire de Paris ...
(1884–1971), violinist *
William Gallas William Eric Gallas (born 17 August 1977) is a French football coach and former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He played most of his footballing career in France and Engl ...
(born 1977), footballer * Frédéric Gorny (born 1973), actor *
Ginette Keller Ginette Keller (16 May 1925 - 27 June 2010) was a French composer. Biography Keller was born in Asnières-sur-Seine. She studied at the ''Conservatoire de Paris'' with Nadia Boulanger, Tony Aubin and Olivier Messiaen. In 1951 she won the Secon ...
(born 1925), composer *
Axel Ngando Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa (born 13 July 1993) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. At international level, he has represented France at variou ...
(born 1993), footballer *
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(born 1993), singer * Gaston Rivierre (1862–1942), cyclist *
Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks ...
(1853–1890), painter The old château was the death place of Anne Marie Victoire de Bourbon (1675–1700), daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon and thus grand daughter of '' le Grand Condé'', cousin to
Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...
. The Franco-Irish composer and pianist George O'Kelly died here in 1914.
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opened his first workshop and resided here until his death. The workshop still stands today and some emblematic pieces are still made there (rigid trunks, leather models). The
Hutu The Hutu (), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great L ...
Rwandan businessman and suspected war criminal
Félicien Kabuga Félicien Kabuga (born 1 March 1933) is a Rwandan businessman and genocide suspect who played a major role in the run-up to the Rwandan genocide. A multimillionaire,
was arrested here on 16 May 2020 after 26 years as a fugitive for
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committed during the
Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Gre ...
. Specifically, he is accused of funding the genocide as well as buying thousands of
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s and importing them into Rwanda for use as weapons to kill
Tutsi The Tutsi ( ), also called Watusi, Watutsi or Abatutsi (), are an ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region. They are a Bantu languages, Bantu-speaking ethnic group and the second largest of three main ethnic groups in Rwanda and Burundi ( ...
s during the genocide.


See also

*
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 {{Communes of France Hauts-de-Seine H ...


References


External links


Asnières-sur-Seine official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asnieressurseine Cities in Île-de-France Communes of Hauts-de-Seine