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Hauts-de-Seine | ||
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 Location of Hauts-de-Seine in France | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Prefecture | Nanterre | |
| Subprefectures |
Antony Boulogne- Billancourt | |
| Government | ||
| • President of the General Council | Patrick Devedjian (UMP) | |
| Area | ||
• Total |
176 km2 (68 sq mi) | |
| ^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[]
Template:France immigration
External links[]
- (French) Website of the General council
- (French) Prefecture website
