Bourg-la-Reine | |
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Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 2°18′54″E / 48.7796°N 2.3151°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Antony |
Canton | Bagneux |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Donath [1] |
Area 1 | 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 20,810 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
92014 /92340 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bourg-la-Reine (French pronunciation: [buʁ la ʁɛn] ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
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.
The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.
Public schools in the commune include:
Nearby public senior high schools: [8]
Private schools in the commune:
There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux. [9]
The town is twinned with:
Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:
Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) died in the city's prison during the French Revolution, and is buried in the city's cemetery.
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.