Bourg-la-Reine
Bourg-la-Reine (Fr-Bourg-la-Reine.ogg) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km from the center of Paris.
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Bourg-la-Reine (Fr-Bourg-la-Reine.ogg) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km from the center of Paris.
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• Name — Bourg-la-Reine • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason_de_Brest.svg • Map — Bourg-la-Reine_map.svg • Map Caption — Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs • Arrondissement — Antony • Canton — Bagneux • Insee — 92014 • Postal Code — 92340 • Mayor — Patrick Donath • Term — 2026–32 • Intercommunality — Grand Paris • Elevation M — 48 • Area Km2 — 1.86 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Bourg-la-Reine (Fr-Bourg-la-Reine.ogg) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km from the center of Paris.
History
History
In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Town of the Queen") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.
Population
Population
The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens in French.
Transport
Transport
Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.
Education
Education
Public schools in the commune include: • Preschools: École de la Fontaine-Grelot, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École des Bas-Coquarts • Elementary schools: École République, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École Pierre-Loti • Collège Évariste Galois Nearby public senior high schools: • In Cachan: Lycée Maximilien Sorre • In Châtenay-Malabry: Lycée Jean Jaurès • In Sceaux: Lycée Lakanal, Lycée Marie Curie, Lycée d’enseignement professionnel Florian Private schools in the commune: • Institut Notre Dame – preschool through senior high school There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux.
Twinning
Twinning
The town is twinned with: • Kenilworth, UK (since 1982) • Yanqing, China (1998) • Reghin, Romania (1999) • Monheim am Rhein, Germany (2000)
Personalities
Personalities
Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of: • Évariste Galois (1811–1832), mathematician • Henri Couillaud (1878–1955), French classical trombonist • Louis Joxe (1901–1991), statesman • Modibo Diakité, footballer • Yannick N'Gog, rugby player • Claire Nebout, actress • Melvin Raffin, athlete • Anthony Turgis, cyclist • Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) died in the city's prison during the French Revolution and is buried in the city's cemetery. • Alain Delon (1935-2024), actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman, grew up in the city • Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910), ceramicist, spent the last twenty years of his life there. His home is now a museum exhibiting 120 original works.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Église Saint-Gilles. • Illustration — Extase de Saint Benoît, 1746 by Jean II Restout. Painting inside of church Saint-Gilles in Bourg-la-Reine. • Illustration — The three kings at the church Saint-Gilles. • Illustration — RER Bourg-la-Reine. • Illustration — Villa Hennebique (1901-1903). • Illustration — Villa Saint Cyr.
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