- Asnières-sur-Seine
French commune
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Avenue de la Marne in Asnières.
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région=Île-de-France
département=Hauts-de-Seine
arrondissement=Nanterre
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insee=92004
cp=92600
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km²= 4.82
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82,800
75,837
date-sans=2005 estimate
1999 census
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date-dens=2005|Asnières-sur-Seine (IPA2|anjɛʁ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of
Paris ,France . It is located 7.9 km. (4.9 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities inEurope .Name
Asnières-sur-Seine was originally called simply Asnières. The name Asnières was recorded for the first time in a
papal bull of1158 as "Asnerias", fromMedieval Latin "asinaria", meaning "donkey farm". The poor soil of Asnières, whereheather grew in Medieval times, was probably deemed only suitable for the breeding of donkeys.On
February 15 ,1968 the name of the commune became officially Asnières-sur-Seine (meaning "Asnières uponSeine "), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Asnières.Demographics
Immigration
France immigration
collectivity_name=Asnières-sur-Seine
census_year=1999
metropolitan_France=78.3
outside_metropolitan_France=21.7
overseas_France=1.7
foreign_French=2.9
EU-15=3.5
non-EU-15=13.6Administration
Asnières-sur-Seine is divided into two cantons:
*Asnières-sur-Seine-Nord: 43,453 inhabitants (57.3% of the total).
*Asnières-sur-Seine-Sud: 32,384 inhabitants (42.7% of the total).Economy
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L'Oréal -cosmetics
*Lucas
*Lesieur
*Louis Vuitton - luxury productsTransport
Asnières-sur-Seine is served by Gabriel Péri - Asnières - Gennevilliers station on
Paris Métro Line 13 It is also served by Asnières-sur-Seine station on the
Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.Trivia
The Post-impressionist painting by
Georges-Pierre Seurat "Bathers at Asnières" depicts a scene of 19th century leisure and developing industry in this suburb of Paris.The "
Cimetière des Chiens " is believed to be the first zoological necropolis in the world.External links
(in French)
* [http://www.ville-asnieressurseine.fr/ Asnières-sur-Seine official website]
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