Bois-Colombes
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| Commune of Bois-Colombes | |
| Location | |
| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 1.92 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
27,300 23,885 |
| - Density (2005) | 14,219/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92009/ 92270 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Bois-Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km. (5.6 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Colombes Woods") was created on March 13, 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes.
Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and Les Vallées.
- Bois-Colombes website (in French)