Clichy ( , ; sometimes unofficially Clichy-la-Garenne ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of

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. It is located on the

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, from the centre of Paris. Located in Clichy are the headquarters of the

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; Bic, one of the biggest pen producers in the world; Monoprix, a major French retail chain; as well as

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France, a large

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Name

The name Clichy was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as ''Clippiacum'', later corrupted into ''Clichiacum'', meaning "estate of Cleppius", a

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landowner. In the 13th century, the plain of Clichy was used as a ''garenne'' ("warren" in English), i.e. a hunting park and game preserve for the exclusive use of the king or a lord. Clichy became known as Clichy-la-Garenne ("Clichy the Warren" or preserve). Between 1793 and 1795, during the French Revolution, Clichy-la-Garenne was renamed ''Clichy-la-Patriote'' (meaning "Clichy the Patriot"), perhaps because the word ''garenne'' reminded people of the feudal privileges that the new government abolished in 1789. After the Revolution, the French administration officially recorded the name of the commune only as Clichy, dropping the "la-Garenne". This is the term in use in the 21st century. But, in many instances the municipality of Clichy refers to the commune traditionally as Clichy-la-Garenne, although this has not been the official name for more than 200 years. Clichy-Nord

History

Clichy was the capital of the Merovingians during the rule of

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. Its church was built in the 17th century under the direction of St

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, who had previously been curé of Clichy. In 1830, part of the territory of Clichy was detached and became the commune of Batignolles-Monceau. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris annexed neighboring communes, taking most of Batignolles-Monceau, which now forms the major part of the 17th arrondissement of Paris. A small part of the territory of Batignolles-Monceau was returned to Clichy. On 11 January 1867, part of the territory of Clichy was detached and merged with a part of the territory of

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to create the commune of

Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret () 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 right bank of the Seine, some from the Kilometre z ...

. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1878.

Population

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Clichy proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Clichy ceded the commune of Batignolles-Monceau in 1830, and reabsorbed part of it in 1859. In 1866 it ceded part of its territory to the new commune of

Immigration

Administration

The canton covers a part of the commune; the other is in the northern part of

International relations

Clichy is twinned with: *

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, Germany, since 1959 * Sankt Pölten,

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, Austria, since 1968 * Santo Tirso, District of Porto, Portugal, since 1991 * Rubí,

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, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom Since 1981

Economy

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has its head office in the Centre Eugène Schueller in Clichy. In addition, Monoprix has its head office in Clichy. Société Bic has its head office in Clichy. At one time

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had its head office in Clichy. In 2008 the head office moved to

Ivry-sur-Seine Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...

. Amazon has its French Head Office in Clichy.

Transport

Clichy is served by Mairie de Clichy station on Paris Métro Line 13. It is also served by Clichy–Levallois station on the

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suburban rail line.

Education

The commune has 22 primary schools, three junior high schools, and two senior high schools. The junior highs include:Education > Les établissements
" Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. Retrieved on September 4, 2016. * Collège Jean Jaurès * Collège Jean Macé * Collège Vincent Van Gogh The senior high schools are: * Lycée Newton * Lycée René Auffray

Notable persons

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, French composer, died here. * Henry Miller, American author, lived with Alfred Perlès at 4 avenue Anatole France from 1932 to 1934.Kreg Wallace
Clichy (ave. Anatole France)
, ''Walking Paris with Henry Miller''. Retrieved on 7 May 2014. * Jean-Luc Rougé, 1975 world

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champion * Feta Ahamada, athlete * Audrey Bruneau, handball player *

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, singer * Rochel Chery, basketball player * Claude Dielna, footballer * Vincent Doukantie, footballer * Karichma Ekoh, handball player * Gwladys Épangue, taekwondo athlete * Jeremy Helan footballer * Julian Jeanvier, footballer * Moustapha Keita, footballer * Aïssatou Kouyaté, handball player * Souleymane M'Baye boxer * Windsor Noncent footballer * Steed Tchicamboud basketball player * Brice Tutu, footballer *

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, French criminal, known as the French

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Economist * Jeanine Claes artist, dancer, choreographer and dance teacher * Moussa Sissako, footballer * Abdoulaye Sissako, footballer

References

External links

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