Bois-Colombes
Bois-Colombes is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 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 was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes.Transport
Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and Les Vallées.Education
The commune has:- 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 (Bois-Colombes)|Lycée Albert-Camus] and Lycée professionnel régional
Personalities
- Henry Charles Litolff, pianist composer and music publisher
- Michel Descombey, ballet dancer and choreographer, born 1930
- René Maillard, composer
- 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
International relations
Bois-Colombes is twinned with:- Neu-Ulm, Germany