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34-635: The commune used to be part of the neighbouring city of Colombes . At this time, before 1910, it was called La Garenne de Colombes , literally "the warren of doves". The explanation for the city being called "warren" is that it used to be a warren where people would hunt. But this dates back to the French monarchy, in the 18th century and before. La Garenne-Colombes is usually simply called "La Garenne", and nicknamed "petit Neuilly ". Four towns surround La Garenne-Colombes: Colombes (North), Bois-Colombes (East), Courbevoie (South) and Nanterre (West). The city

68-520: A megalithic column used in ancient times by a druidic cult which stood in Colombes until its destruction during the French Revolution , or to the columns of an atrium in a ruined Gallo-Roman villa that also stood in Colombes. On 13 March 1896, 17% of the territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of Bois-Colombes ( lit.   ' Colombes Woods ' ). On 2 May 1910, 19% of

102-673: A general high school may go to Lycée Albert-Camus in Bois-Colombes or Lycée Paul-Lapie in Courbevoie . The city owns a castle in Normandy where students are sometimes sent for class-holidays. According to statistics published by the Figaro newspaper, La Garenne-Colombes is the Hauts-de-Seine 's city with the lowest crime rate, without forgetting that the Hauts-de-Seine is a very quiet part of

136-527: A redevelopment of a part of the city, and should bring a new breath of life to the local economy. In spite of the proximity of La Défense and Paris which has applied a strong pressure, no big buildings were built in La Garenne. Residential buildings (detached homes and apartment buildings) account for the majority of the building stock in La Garenne-Colombes. Many of these buildings were constructed in

170-508: Is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 623.0 mm (24.53 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.6 °C (69.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C (41.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Colombes was 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded

204-553: Is a major business district in France's Paris metropolitan area , 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city limits . It is located in Île-de-France region's department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie , La Garenne-Colombes , Nanterre , and Puteaux . La Défense is Europe's largest purpose-built business district, covering 560 hectares (1,400 acres), for 180,000 daily workers, with 72 glass and steel buildings (of which 20 are completed skyscrapers , out of 24 in

238-578: Is an average city of the Hauts-de-Seine department ( Paris region), which is one of the richest places in Europe. The landscape looks like an American CBD (Central Business District). But this is in the suburbs of Paris , which do not look like the downtown Paris districts surrounding the Eiffel Tower or the Champs-Elysées. Paradoxically, the most advanced part of the city of Paris, geographically speaking,

272-625: Is located at the border between the commune of La Garenne-Colombes and the commune of Bois-Colombes , with a postal address in La Garenne-Colombes). The train has been used there since 1837. The two stations directly join Paris's most important urban station ( Gare Saint-Lazare ) in 10 minutes and the largest university in Paris (Paris Ouest La Défense University, Western Paris University La Défense) in 2 minutes. In 1935, five Tramway lines crossed La Garenne-Colombes. Many RATP Bus lines also cross

306-478: Is on the outskirts of the city itself. There used to be many workshops in La Garenne-Colombes, as in a large part of the Hauts-de-Seine department. Today, it is mainly a residential city. However, some 1200 business units are there. The service industry is paramount in the economy of La Garenne-Colombes. The proximity of La Défense increases this phenomenon. There is: The arrival of the Tramway in 2012 resulted in

340-469: Is quite small compared with the other cities in the Hauts-de-Seine , it is more or less as small as the first arrondissement of Paris . Very close to La Garenne-Colombes are La Défense and the Île de la Jatte island (Bowl Island). La Garenne-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: La Garenne-Colombes and Les Vallées (this last station

374-538: Is the Eiffel Tower . On 9 September 2008, La Défense celebrated its 50th anniversary with a huge fireworks display. In December 2005, Bernard Bled , CEO and chairman of EPAD (La Defense Management and Development Office) announced an ambitious nine-year development plan called "La Defense 2006–2015" . This important modernisation plan has to give a new dimension to the district and focuses on four main axes: regenerate outdated skyscrapers, allow new buildings, improve

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408-570: The Axe historique , which eventually led to the construction of Grande Arche at the west end of the quarter. During the same period, hotels were constructed, the CNIT was restructured, and in 1992, Line 1 of the Paris Métro was extended to La Défense, which made the area readily accessible to more of the city. On Bastille Day 1990, French electronic composer Jean-Michel Jarre staged an ambitious concert at

442-529: The Bourbon Restoration in 1815, the estate was bought by Peter Urban Sartoris , a Genevois banker who had lived in London for many years. On his death in 1833 it was inherited by his 6 children, who urbanised it and named the rue Sartoris. They sold the last of their interests in 1865. The commune of La Garenne-Colombes was created on 2 May 1910 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes . As

476-421: The Hauts-de-Seine department communes of Courbevoie , La Garenne-Colombes , Nanterre and Puteaux . La Défense is primarily a business district and hosts a population of 50,000 permanent residents and 75,000 students. La Défense is also visited by 8,000,000 tourists each year and houses an open-air museum . La Défense is named after the statue La Défense de Paris by Louis-Ernest Barrias , which

510-471: The Paris region. Colombes Colombes ( French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃b] ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris , France , 10.6 km (6.6 mi) from the centre of Paris . In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France . The name Colombes comes from Latin columna ( Old French colombe ), meaning "column". This is interpreted as referring either to

544-593: The Tour First belongs to AXA , constructed in 1974. It is 231 metres (758 ft) high, has 50 floors, and is the highest inhabited building in the Paris area. This title was previously held by the Tour Montparnasse , which was the tallest inhabited building until the Tour First was renovated between 2007 and 2011, bringing it to its current height from a previous 159 metres (522 ft); the tallest structure in Paris

578-436: The (reduced) territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of La Garenne-Colombes . Thus, the commune of Colombes is now only two-thirds the size of its territory before 1896. The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Colombes proper, in its geography at the given years. Colombes has an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfb ). The average annual temperature in Colombes

612-504: The Olympic Stadium of Colombes was the site of the opening ceremony and several events of the 1924 Summer Olympics . The arena's capacity was increased to 60,000 for the 1938 World Cup . The stadium lost its importance after the restoration in 1972 of Paris' 49,000-seat Parc des Princes . In the 1990s, three of the four grandstands were torn down due to decay and the stadium's capacity was down to 7,000; later renovations have brought

646-473: The Paris region), and 3,500,000 square metres (38,000,000 sq ft) of office space. Around its Grande Arche and esplanade ("le Parvis"), La Défense contains many of the Paris urban area 's tallest high-rises. Westfield Les Quatre Temps , a large shopping mall in La Défense, has 220 stores, 48 restaurants and a 24-screen movie theatre. Paris La Défense Arena , the largest indoor arena in Europe,

680-446: The balance between offices and residential housing, and make the transport of local employees from their homes to La Défense easier. There are three aims: building 150,000 square metres (1,600,000 sq ft) of offices within demolition/rebuilding projects, building 300,000 square metres (3,200,000 sq ft) of offices within new projects, and building 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) of housing. In July 2006,

714-581: The city: lines 73, 161, 163, 164, 176, 178, 262, 272, 278, 358 and 378. Two RATP Noctilien night Bus lines cross the city: N24 and N152. In 2012, the line 2 of the Parisian Tramway will cross La Garenne-Colombes, with two stations: Les Fauvelles (French for Wildcats) and Charlebourg. To join the center of the CBD, 2 to 4 minutes will be required by tramway. It was named in 1240 as "La Garenne dépendant de Colombes" ("La Garenne depending on Colombes "). After

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748-442: The commune's territory is entirely built up, population can only grow if buildings are demolished and replaced by bigger buildings for more people (higher, less gardens). Thereby the population will grow certainly over the 30,000 after many reconstructions in the "Champs-Philippe" neighbourhood, with a density over 17,000 inhabitants per square kilometre (44,000 inhabitants/sq mi). According to statistics, La Garenne-Colombes

782-554: The current capacity to 14,000. Through November 2017, it had been home to the Racing 92 rugby club, currently playing in France's Top 14 , but Racing has since moved to the new U Arena in Nanterre . The RCF Paris football club, which plays in the fourth division, remains at Yves-du-Manoir. The stadium will be the field hockey venue at the 2024 Summer Olympics . La D%C3%A9fense La Défense ( French: [la de.fɑ̃s] )

816-414: The early 1900s. In a large part of the town, new construction is limited to 4 floors. The neighbourhood of the place de Belgique and National boulevard, which is the entry of La Défense , is being redeveloped. Eight green ways are in La Garenne-Colombes, exactly: La Garenne-Colombes is twinned with: The commune has four public preschools and five public elementary schools. Students wishing to attend

850-576: The early 1970s, in response to great demand, a second generation of buildings began to appear, but the economic crisis in 1973 nearly halted all construction in the area. A third generation of towers began to appear in the early 1980s. The biggest shopping centre in Europe (at the time), the Quatre Temps , was created in 1981. In 1982, the EPAD launched the Tête Défense competition to find a monument to complete

884-434: The government confirmed this plan, which has to be carried out around 2015. It is justified by the strong estate pressure, which plays in favour of building new skyscrapers near Paris. Those constructions have the advantage of being more economical than small buildings. But it will have to overcome some difficulties: the French economy faced a short-term slowdown; the government is trying to balance tertiary sector employment in

918-564: The public an elaborate 3D animation film titled La Défense 2016 . Paris La Défense brings together the cluster of Leonardo da Vinci University Center , the IA Institut, a campus of EPITA and 4 business schools : EDC Paris Business School , ESSEC Business School , ICN Graduate Business School and IESEG School of Management It is also home to the European School of Paris-La Défense , an international primary and secondary school that

952-412: The singer La Trec set the video clip for their song Stay at La Défense in 1997. After a stagnation in new development in the mid-1990s, La Défense is once again expanding and is now the largest purpose-built business district in Europe. Major corporations headquartered at La Défense include Neuf Cegetel , Société Générale , TotalEnergies , Aventis , Areva , and Arcelor . The tallest skyscraper,

986-507: The site, using the Grande Arche and three of the area's towers as projection screens, and building a pyramidal stage above the road. The free concert, titled Paris la Défense , attracted two million spectators, stretching all the way back to the Arc de Triomphe . This beat Jarre's own previous world record for the largest attendance for a musical concert. After Jean Michel Jarre, German DJ Sash! and

1020-536: The whole region again, because today La Défense concentrates a major part of those jobs; and traffic is already saturated in the district, while it would need huge investments to extend transport infrastructures. It launched high-profile international competitions and/or construction approval of several key 300-to-320-metre (980 to 1,050 ft) tall sustainable development-style skyscrapers such as Tour Signal , Tour Phare , Hermitage Plaza , and Tour Generali . During said December 2005 Press Conference, EPAD released to

1054-519: Was built and first used in 1958. These "first generation" skyscrapers were all very similar in appearance, limited to a height of 100 metres (330 ft). In 1966, the Nobel Tower was the first office skyscraper built in the area. In 1970, the RER line A railway was opened from La Défense to Étoile . In 1974, a contract for a Défense- Cergy high-speed hovercraft train was signed and soon abandoned. In

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1088-595: Was erected in 1883 to commemorate the soldiers who had defended Paris during the Franco-Prussian War . In September 1958, the Public Establishment for Installation of La Défense  [ fr ] (EPAD) buildings (of which the Esso Tower was the first) were constructed and began to slowly replace the city's factories, shanties, and even a few farms. The Centre of New Industries and Technologies (CNIT)

1122-632: Was inaugurated in 2017. The district is located at the westernmost extremity of the 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) Axe historique ("historical axis") of Paris , which starts at the Louvre in Central Paris and continues along the Champs-Élysées , well beyond the Arc de Triomphe along the Avenue de la Grande Armée before culminating at La Défense. The district is centred in an orbital motorway straddling

1156-505: Was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 17 January 1985. The city is divided into two cantons: Colombes is served by four stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line at Colombes , Le Stade , La Garenne-Colombes and Les Vallées . The commune has 21 preschools and 19 elementary schools. Secondary schools: The stadium was built in 1907. Officially named the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir ,

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