48º54N 2º15E, pop (2002e) 69 000. Industrial and residential NW suburb of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine department, NC France; birthplace of Michel Blanc; petrol products, ceramic fibres, food and dietary products.
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Commune of Courbevoie Night view of La Défense district, in the south of Courbevoie |
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| Location | |
| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°53′49″N, 2°15′23″E |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Jacques Kossowski |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 4.17 km² |
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Population² (1999 census) |
69,694 |
| - Density (1999) | 16,713/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92026/ 92400 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers >
Twin TownsForest-Vorst (Brussels), Belgium Enfield (London), England Freudenstadt (Baden-Württemberg), GermanyMayors of CourbevoieAntoine Le Frique (1800-1818) Joseph Derbanne (October, 1818-February, 1826) Nicolas Rousselot (February 1826 - April 1830) Jean-Baptiste Chevalier (April 1830 - August 1830) Constant Grebaut (August 1830 - September 1840) Désiré Maurenq (September 1840 - 1845) Constant Grebaut (1845 - August 26, 1865) Charles Blondel (August 26, 1865 - February 7, 1872) Jean-François Durenne (February 7, 1872- November 1873) Jean-Baptiste Weiss (November 1873 - February 20, 1874) Auguste Colas (February 20, 1874 - February 12, 1878) Frédéric Bourgin (February 12, 1878 - October 1878) Auguste Bailly (October 1878- May 19, 1888) Antoine Rolland (May 19, 1888 - May 15, 1892) Jules Lefevre (May 15, 1892 - January 27, 1894) François le Chippey (January 27, 1894 - May 1896) Léon Boursier (May 1896 - May 1908) Charles Mering (May 1908 - December 1919) Augustin Loiseau (December 1919 - October 1920) Joseph Victor (October 1920 - May 1925) Pierre Fouquart (May 1925 - September 1927) André Grisoni (September 1927 - July 1944) Gabriel Roche (September 1944 - October 26, 1947) Marius Guerre (October 26, 1947 - December 20, 1954) Gabriel Roche (January 26, 1955 au March 15, 1959) Charles Deprez (March 26, 1959 - June 18, 1995) Jacques Kossowski (since June 25, 1995)TransportCourbevoie is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Courbevoie and Bécon-les-Bruyères Courbevoie is also served by Esplanade de la Défense station on Paris Metro line 1, in the business district of La Défense. |
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