Clichy ( / k l iː ˈ ʃ iː / klee- SHEE , French: [kliʃi] ; sometimes unofficially Clichy-la-Garenne [kliʃi la ɡaʁɛn] ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris , France . It is located on the Seine , 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the centre of Paris .
41-570: Patrick Balkany (born 16 August 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) is a French politician . He is a former member of the National Assembly of France . He was representing the 5th constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine department, and is a member of The Republicans . He served as mayor of Levallois-Perret , a wealthy suburb of Paris , since 1983, with his wife Isabelle as his deputy. He is also
82-558: A Gallo-Roman 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
123-470: A 15 months suspended jail sentence, 200,000 francs fine and two years of ineligibility. Between 1985 and 1995, he had kept three people on the city's payroll as municipal employees, while these individuals dealt only with his Levallois-Perret apartment and his second home near Giverny. His wife Isabelle, vice-president of the general council of Hauts-de-Seine and city councilor in Levallois-Perret, received
164-459: A long-time friend of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy . He is of Hungarian , Latvian and Ukrainian Jewish origin. In 2019, he was sentenced for tax evasion to four years in prison and to ten years of ineligibility, then dismissed from his mayor's mandate. Five months later he was released for health reasons. In february 2022, his sentence got reverted back to imprisonment due to multiple violations of his house arrest. Patrick Balkany
205-537: Is twinned with: Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Located in Clichy are the headquarters of the L'Oréal Group , the world's largest company in cosmetics and beauty ; Bic , one of the biggest pen producers in the world; Monoprix , a major French retail chain; as well as Sony France, a large electronics and media company. The name Clichy was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as Clippiacum , later corrupted into Clichiacum , meaning "estate of Cleppius",
246-402: Is also deputy mayor of Levallois-Perret, Isabelle Balkany, each being charged with tax evasion and money laundering on 13 April 2016. In September 2019, the pair were convicted of tax fraud. The Paris tribunal sentenced Balkany to four years in jail, ordering his immediate arrest. Isabelle was sentenced to three years in prison. In October 2019, he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in
287-576: Is the son of Gyula Balkány, and Gisèle Frucht. His father was a Hungarian–Jewish immigrant who fled Hungary in 1937 to Belgium where, as soon as his country came under German occupation , he entered the French Resistance , where he specialised in forging papers. Gyula Balkány was arrested in Paris in 1941, and interned in Drancy internment camp An Auschwitz survivor, Balkany senior returned to Neuilly after
328-462: The Synagogue de Neuilly was founded on Rue Ancelle, the oldest synagogue in the Paris suburbs. On 2 May 1897, the commune name officially became Neuilly-sur-Seine (meaning "Neuilly upon Seine "), in order to distinguish it from the many communes of France also called Neuilly . Most people, however, continue to refer to Neuilly-sur-Seine as simply "Neuilly". During the 1900 Summer Olympics , it hosted
369-612: The basque pelota events. The American Hospital of Paris was founded in 1906. In 1919, the Treaty of Neuilly was signed with Bulgaria in Neuilly-sur-Seine to conclude its role in World War I. In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne , which was previously divided between the communes of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Boulogne-Billancourt , was annexed in its entirety by the city of Paris. Neuilly is one of
410-464: The cantonal elections in 1982 , he won the seat of general councillor of the canton of South Levallois-Perret and became vice-president of the general council of the Hauts-de-Seine. In 1983, his list won the majority in the first round of municipal elections in Levallois-Perret with 51.1% of the vote. During his first two terms, he contributed to the radical re-shaping of Levallois-Perret, transforming
451-530: The National Assembly, also testified against him. Being close to Michel Jobert , Balkany was a founding member of RPR in December 1976, and sat on its central committee. During the 1978 French legislative election , Jacques Chirac sent him to fight the first constituency of Yonne against the secretary general of the rival center-right UDF party, Jean-Pierre Soisson . His spoiler candidacy obtained 10% of
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#1733106755620492-602: 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
533-479: The Treasury a repayment schedule for the outstanding balance of €123,000. In 2003, the criminal court of Nanterre sentenced him to a €1,500 fine for intentionally and publicly libelling during a municipal council meeting Annie Mandois , a communist member of that council, of having used public funds in the interest of a political party or for her personal interest. His accusations of her indoctrinating children while she
574-560: The banks of the Seine , was mentioned for the first time in a charter of the Abbey of Saint-Denis : the name was recorded in Medieval Latin as Portus de Lulliaco , meaning "Port of Lulliacum". In 1224 another charter of Saint-Denis recorded the name as Lugniacum . In a sales contract dated 1266, the name was also recorded as Luingni . In 1316, however, in a ruling of the parlement of Paris,
615-399: The centuries. The original name of Neuilly may have been Lulliacum or Lugniacum , and that it was only later corrupted into Nulliacum / Nully . Some interpret Lulliacum or Lugniacum as meaning "estate of Lullius (or Lunius)", probably a Gallo-Roman landowner. This interpretation is based on the many placenames of France made up of the names of Gallo-Roman landowners and suffixed with
656-678: The city of Lund in Sweden, the Forest of the Londe in Normandy , or the many English placenames containing "lound", "lownde", or "lund" in their name, or ending in "-land". This interesting theory, however, fails to explain why the "d" of lund is missing in Lulliacum or Lugniacum . Concerning the discrepancy in names over the centuries, the most probable explanation is that the original name Lulliacum or Lugniacum
697-436: The city, north of the Bois de Boulogne , the area is composed of mostly select residential neighbourhoods, as well as many corporate headquarters and a handful of foreign embassies. One of the most affluent areas of France, it is the wealthiest and most expensive suburb of Paris. Together with the 16th and 7th arrondissement of Paris , the town of Neuilly-sur-Seine forms the most affluent and prestigious residential area in
738-589: The commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine ceded part of its territory to the new commune of Levallois-Perret in 1866. It was the site of the Château de Neuilly , an important royal residence during the July Monarchy . Neuilly-sur-Seine is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 1 : Porte Maillot (with a direct access to RER line C), Les Sablons and Pont de Neuilly . RATP Bus service includes
779-686: The deliquescent industrial zones or wastelands (occupying nearly a quarter of the city's area) into residential and office districts. During the presidential campaign of 1995 , he supported the candidacy of Édouard Balladur , who was defeated by Jacques Chirac. In the following municipal elections , he lost to the Chirac-supporting Olivier de Chazeaux . In May 1996, the 9th chamber of the Nanterre Criminal Court convicted Balkany for "misappropriation of public funds for personal gain" (decision upheld on appeal on 30 January 1997), with
820-510: The fall of the Roman Empire and the Germanic invasions that the area of Neuilly was deforested and settled. Thus, they think that the name Lulliacum or Lugniacum comes from the ancient Germanic word lund meaning "forest", akin to Old Norse lundr meaning "grove", to which the placename suffix "-acum" was added. The Old Norse word lundr has indeed left many placenames across Europe, such as
861-436: 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 Levallois-Perret . An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On
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#1733106755620902-595: The interest on the debt that the judges made run as of 31 May 1995, date of the dismissal by the mayor of the municipal agents. In February 2007, Balkany appealed to Thierry Breton, then Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry , for the cancellation of this debt. On 12 February 2007, the Levallois-Perret municipal council (now with a majority of UMP) gave its consent to his request. After François Baroin rejected this request in June 2011, Balkany settled €63,684.43 and obtained from
943-633: The lines 43, 73, 82, 93, 157, 158, 163, 164, 174 [1] Night Bus lines include N11 and N24. Located near France's main business district La Défense , Neuilly-sur-Seine also hosts several corporate headquarters: Bureau Veritas , Chanel , Marathon Media , JCDecaux , Thales Group , M6 Group , Sephora , PricewaterhouseCoopers France, Parfums Christian Dior (in 2019), Orangina France, Grant Thornton International France. Public schools in Neuilly: Domestic private schools: International private schools: Post-secondary: Neuilly-sur-Seine
984-415: 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 Neuilly-sur-Seine to create the commune of Levallois-Perret . The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Clichy proper, in its geography at
1025-408: The many settlements of France called Neuilly (a frequent place name whose etymology is completely different from the special case of Neuilly-sur-Seine). Until the French Revolution , the settlement was often referred to as Port-Neuilly , but at the creation of French communes in 1790 the "Port" was dropped and the newly born commune was named simply Neuilly . On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris
1066-466: The most right-wing towns in France; regularly voting for the candidate of the traditional right in landslide margins. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy was mayor of Neuilly from 1983 to 2007. Amidst a poor national showing of 20%, Neuilly gave right-wing candidate François Fillon 65% of its vote in the first round of the 2017 presidential election . The population data in the table and graph below refer to
1107-488: The name was recorded as Nully . In a document dated 1376, the name was again recorded as Nulliacum (the Medieval Latin version of Nully ). Then in the following centuries the name recorded alternated between Luny and Nully , and it is only after 1648 that the name was definitely set as Nully . Various explanations and etymologies have been proposed to explain these discrepancies in the names of Neuilly recorded over
1148-527: The official name for more than 200 years. Clichy was the capital of the Merovingians during the rule of Dagobert I . Its church was built in the 17th century under the direction of St Vincent de Paul , 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
1189-565: The other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. The canton covers a part of the commune; the other is in the northern part of Levallois-Perret . Clichy is twinned with: L'Oréal Group 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 Fnac had its head office in Clichy. In 2008
1230-572: The same sentence for misappropriation. On 28 July 1999, the Regional Auditor of Ile-de-France sentenced Patrick Balkany to reimburse the municipality of Levallois-Perret the amount of salaries of municipal employees subject to his conviction, in the amount of €523,897.96. On the failure of his appeal to the State Council on 27 July 2005, Balkany spreads the reimbursement to the city from 2000 to 2006. He also owed Levallois-Perret €230,865.57, being
1271-452: The second instance, and corruption charges were dropped. Balkany was released from La Santé Prison on 12 February 2020, with the court citing health reasons. Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine ( French pronunciation: [nøji syʁ sɛn] ; lit. 'Neuilly-on- Seine '), also known simply as Neuilly , is an urban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department just west of Paris in France. Immediately adjacent to
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1312-452: The traditional placename suffix "-acum". Other researchers, however, object that it is unlikely that Neuilly owes its name to a Gallo-Roman patronym , because during the Roman occupation of Gaul the area of Neuilly was inside the large Forest of Rouvray , of which the Bois de Boulogne is all that remains today, and was probably not a settlement. These researchers contend that it is only after
1353-482: The vote on a new national sexual harassment bill, when male lawmakers in the National Assembly including Balkany hooted and made catcalls as Housing Minister Cécile Duflot , who was wearing a floral dress and speaking about an architecture project. "We were just admiring her," Balkany told Le Figaro . Implicated in the Cahuzac affair , leaked documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca led to Balkany and his spouse, who
1394-529: The vote, thus forcing Soisson to a second round ballot. After failing to take Auxerre , Balkany opened a party office in Levallois-Perret . In 1981, after the dissolution of the National Assembly by François Mitterrand , he ran in the legislative elections where he was defeated by getting 46% of the votes against the Communist deputy mayor of Clichy , Parfait Jans [ fr ] . A year later, during
1435-424: The war; he bought and sold equipment that was too heavy for Americans to ship home, and invested his earnings in a line of women's clothing and a chain of luxury ready-to-wear stores. His mother Gisèle Frucht is the daughter of a family of Latvian and Ukrainian Jewish tailors. After studying at a Swiss international school, Balkany took over the family ready-to-wear business, Réty, founded by his father until 1975. He
1476-417: The whole of France. As of 2020 , it is the commune with the fourth highest median per capita income (€52,570 per year) in France. Originally, Pont de Neuilly was a small hamlet under the jurisdiction of Villiers, a larger settlement mentioned in medieval sources as early as 832 and now absorbed by the commune of Levallois-Perret . It was not until 1222 that the little settlement of Neuilly, established on
1517-617: Was 22 years old and performed his military service at the Élysée Palace , in Georges Pompidou's office, where he got in touch with the secretary general Michel Jobert , who would later be witness at his wedding. In 1976, Balkany married Isabelle Smadja . Together they have two children, Alexandre (b. 1976) and Vanessa (b. 1980). Balkany was accused of sexual harassment on several occasions: in 1996 by his ex-companion (who filed an official complaint), then in 2011 Marie-Claire Restoux , former judo champion and former substitute of Balkany at
1558-1330: Was a teacher were also judged false at trial. This judgment was confirmed by the Court of Appeal of Versailles on 31 March 2004. Electoral mandates National Assembly of France Member of the National Assembly of France for Hauts-de-Seine : 1988–1997 / and 2002–2017. Elected in 1988 , reelected in 1993 , 2002 , 2007 , 2012 . General Council Vice-president of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine : 1982–1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988. General councillor of Hauts-de-Seine : 1982–1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1988. Municipal Council Mayor of Levallois-Perret : 1983–1995 / Since 2001. Elected in 1983 French municipal elections , reelected in 1989 French municipal elections , 2001 French municipal elections , 2008 French municipal elections , 2014 French municipal elections . Municipal councillor of Levallois-Perret : 1983–1997 (Resignation) / Since 2001. Reelected in 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2014. Enquiries by justice or numerous journalists are often made about Balkany's city management. But Balkany and his wife always react by claiming that they are targeted. Balkany made international news on 17 July 2012, just days before
1599-421: Was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Seine was annexed by the city of Paris, and forms now the neighbourhood of Ternes , in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. On 11 January 1867, part of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Seine was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Clichy to create the commune of Levallois-Perret . On 4 June 1878,
1640-410: Was later corrupted into Nulliacum / Nully by inversion of the consonants, perhaps under the influence of an old Celtic word meaning "swampy land, boggy land" (as was the land around Neuilly-sur-Seine in ancient times) which is found in the name of many French places anciently covered with water, such as Noue, Noë, Nouan, Nohant, etc. Or perhaps the consonants were simply inverted under the influence of
1681-621: Was the treasurer of an association of amateur filmmakers, the independent Cinema Team, founded by Jean-François Davy . He tried out as an actor between 1965 and 1967, holding several secondary roles in cinema and television. He appeared in Soleil noir (Black Sun) by Denys de La Patellière and J'ai tué Raspoutine (I killed Rasputin) by Robert Hossein . Between 2001 and 2010, he occasionally played himself in television series, notably making an appearance in Commissaire Moulin . In 1970, he