Gennevilliers

Gennevilliers is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located 9.1 km from the centre of Paris.

History
On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Gennevilliers is the site of the main river port Port of Gennevilliers of Paris on the Seine.

Transport
Gennevilliers is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Les Courtilles, Les Agnettes and Gabriel Péri. All three are at the border with the commune of Asnières-sur-Seine.

Gennevilliers is also served by two stations on RER C (Les Grésillons and Gennevilliers), as well as five stops on Île-de-France tramway Line 1.

Education
Schools in Gennevilliers include:
 * 13 preschools
 * 9 primary schools
 * 3 junior high schools: Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Édouard-Vaillant, Collège Louis-Pasteur

There is a senior high school, Lycée Galilée.

Natives/residents

 * Isabelle Adjani, actress
 * Pascal Tayot, French judoka who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
 * Thierry Vigneron, pole vault bronze medalist and former record holder
 * Garra Dembélé, footballer
 * Wesley Jobello, footballer
 * David N'Gog, footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool F.C.)
 * Édouard Roger-Vasselin, tennis player
 * Jeanine Claes, dancer

Twin towns – sister cities
Gennevilliers is twinned with:


 * 🇪🇸 La Bañeza, Spain
 * 🇩🇪 Bergkamen, Germany
 * 🇵🇸 Al-Bireh, Palestine
 * 🇮🇹 Imola, Italy
 * 🇵🇱 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wirral, England, United Kingdom