Bois-Colombes

Bois-Colombes (French pronunciation: [bwa kɔlɔ̃b] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. International companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, IBM and Aviva have their French headquarters in Bois-Colombes.

History

The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Dove Woods") was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes.

Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and Les Vallées.

The commune has:^[5]

Six combined preschools and primary schools: Françoise-Dolto, Gramme, La Cigogne, Pierre-Joigneaux, Jules-Ferry, Paul-Bert
One elementary-only school: Saint-Exupéry
Two junior high schools: Collège Jean-Mermoz and Collège Albert-Camus
Two senior high schools: Lycée Albert-Camus and Lycée professionnel régional

Henry Charles Litolff, pianist composer and music publisher (5 February 1818 – 5 or 6 August 1891)
Michel Descombey, ballet dancer and choreographer, born 1930
René Maillard, composer (8 April 1931 – 4 December 2012)
Patrick Noubissie, footballer
Catherine Millet, author and critic
Henri Betti, composer and pianist married in Bois-Colombes in 1949.
Bob Sinclar, record producer and DJ

Bois-Colombes is twinned with:

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bois-Colombes, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Pour les parents." Bois-Colombes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

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