Hauts-de-Seine
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| Hauts-de-Seine | |
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| Coat of arms of the Hauts-de-Seine department | |
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| Department number: | 92 |
| Region: | Île-de-France |
| Prefecture: | Nanterre |
| Subprefectures: | Antony Boulogne- Billancourt |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 45 |
| Communes: | 36 |
| President of the General Council: | Patrick Devedjian UMP |
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| Population | Ranked 6th |
| -Jan.1, 2006 estimate -March 8, 1999 census |
1,531,996 1,428,881 |
| Population density: | 8,705/km2 |
| Land area¹: | 176 km2 |
| 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 near western suburbs of Paris. It is small and densely populated and contains the modern office, theatre and shopping complex known as La Défense.
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[edit] 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").
[edit] 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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[edit] History
The department of Hauts-de-Seine was created in 1968, from parts of the former départements of Seine and Seine-et-Oise.
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.)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Place of birth of residents
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[edit] External links
- (French) Website of the General council
- (French) Prefecture website
