Bois-Colombes

Bois-Colombes is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9 km 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 (literally "Dove Woods") 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 and Lycée professionnel régional

Personalities

 * Henry Charles Litolff, pianist composer and music publisher (5 February 1818 – 5 or 6 August 1891)
 * Michel Descombey, ballet dancer and choreographer, born 1930
 * René Maillard, composer (8 April 1931 – 4 December 2012)
 * 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