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Location of Hauts-de-Seine in France | |||
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Country | France | ||
Region | Île-de-France | ||
Prefecture | Nanterre | ||
Subprefectures | Antony Boulogne- Billancourt |
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Government | |||
• President of the General Council | Patrick Devedjian (UMP) | ||
Area1 | |||
• Total | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) | ||
Population (Jan 1, 2006 estimate) | |||
• Total | 1,536,100 | ||
• Rank | 5th | ||
• Density | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Department number | 92 | ||
Arrondissements | 3 | ||
Cantons | 45 | ||
Communes | 36 | ||
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) (literally "Seine Heights") is a département in France. It is part of the region of Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris. It is small and densely populated and contains the modern office, theatre and shopping complex known as La Défense.
Geography[]
Hauts-de-Seine and two other small départements, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, form a ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne (i.e. "inner ring").
Administration[]
Hauts-de-Seine is made up of three departmental arrondissements and 36 communes:
Arrondissement of Antony |
Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt |
Arrondissement of Nanterre |
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History[]
The department of Hauts-de-Seine was created in 1968, from parts of the former départements of Seine and Seine-et-Oise. It's creation reflected the implementation of a law passed in 1964, and Nanterre had already been selected as the prefecture for the new department early in 1965.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Hauts-de-Seine received national attention as the result of a corruption scandal concerning the misuse of public funds provided for the department's housing projects. Implicated were former minister and former President of the general council of the Hauts-de-Seine, Charles Pasqua, and other personalities of the RPR party. (See corruption scandals in the Paris region.)
Economy[]
Hauts-de-Seine is France's second wealthiest département (behind Paris) and one of Europe's richest areas. Its GDP per capita was € 62,374 in 2003, according to INSEE official figures.
Demographics[]
Place of birth of residents[]
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External links[]
- (French) Website of the General council
- (French) Prefecture website