Issy-les-Moulineaux
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| Commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux Image:Val de Seine.jpg Val de Seine business district in Issy-les-Moulineaux. | |
| Location | |
| Image:Issy-les-Moulineaux map.svg | |
| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Arc de Seine |
| Mayor | André Santini |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 4.25 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) | 61,800 52,647 |
| - Density (2004) | 14,541/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Postal code | 92130 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Issy-les-Moulineaux is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km. (4.1 miles) from the centre of Paris. On January 1, 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Arc de Seine along with the other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
Issy-les-Moulineaux has successfully recovered from its industrial past and is now located at the heart of the business district of the Val de Seine, which is specialized in communication activities. Today, despite a population which is booming, Issy-les-Moulineaux harbours more employment than inhabitants.
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[edit] Name
Originally, Issy-les-Moulineaux was called simply Issy. The name Issy comes from Medieval Latin Issiacum or Isciacum, perhaps meaning "estate of Isicius (or Iccius)", a Gallo-Roman landowner, although some think the name comes from a Celtic radical meaning "under the wood".
In 1893 Issy officially became Issy-les-Moulineaux. Les Moulineaux was the name of a hamlet on the territory of the commune, apparently named Les Moulineaux due to the windmills (French: moulins) that stood there in ancient times.
[edit] History
On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhood of Javel, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
[edit] Administration
Issy is divided into 2 cantons (districts):
- Issy-les-Moulineaux East, part of the commune; pop: 25,399
- Issy-les-Moulineaux West, part of the commune and part of Meudon; (pop: 34,120)
Mayors of Issy-les-Moulineaux:
- 1903 - 1908 : Auguste Gervais
- 1908 - 1911 : Henri Mayer
- 1911 - 1919 : Léon-Victor Clément
- 1919 - 1922 : Justin Oudin
- February - May 1923 : Saint-Martin (Special delegation)
- May - October 1923 : Eugène Demarne
- 1923 - 1935 : Justin Oudin
- 1935 - 1939 : Victor Cresson
- 1945 - 1949 : Fernand Maillet
- 1949 - 1953 : Jacques Madaule
- May - July 1953 : Fernand Maillet
- 1953 - 1973 : Bonaventure Leca
- 1973 - 1980 : Raymond Menand
- 1980 - present: André Santini
[edit] Transport
Issy-les-Moulineaux is served by two stations on Paris Metro line 12: Corentin Celton and Mairie d'Issy.
It is also served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Issy – Val de Seine and Issy.
[edit] Twinnings
- Weiden, Germany, 1954
- Frameries, Belgium, 1979
- Macerata, Italy, 1982
- Hounslow, England, 1982
- Dapaong, Togo, 1989
- Pozuelo de Alarcòn, Spain 1990
- Nahariya, Israel, 1994
- Huntsville, Alabama, 2006
[edit] Notable Residents/Famous Natives
- Boobah, rap singer, writer of the song "92 Tu peux pas test gros"
- Alexis Pazoumian, famous personality involved in the armenian cause
- Yann Barouch, poet and writer
- François Xavier Fuhrmann, famous beatboxer and nunchaku master
- Jérémie Tencer, surgeon graduated from "Médecine" with great results
[edit] Sites of interest
- Île Saint-Germain, an island located in the Seine. The island is divided into two parts, the urban side includes the offices and a residential area. The other side includes a part with the Tour aux Figures (Tower of Figures) [1] by Jean Dubuffet. The Île Seguin is downstream.
[edit] External links
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