Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine

Malakoff is a suburban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department southwest of Paris, France. Located 5 km from the centre of the city, it had a population of 30,286 in 2016. The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) is based in Malakoff.

History
The commune of Malakoff was created on 8 November 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of Vanves. Its name was taken from an inn sign À la Tour de Malakoff ("At the Malakoff Tower"); the inn was so named in 1855 to commemorate the Battle of Malakoff, fought during the Crimean War.

Transport
Malakoff is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves and Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet.

Malakoff is also served by the Gare de Vanves-Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located on the border between the commune of Malakoff and the commune of Vanves, on the Vanves side.

Education
Public primary schools:
 * Eight public preschools (maternelles): Georges-Cogniot, Fernand-Léger, Jean-Jaurès, Guy-Môquet, Paul-Bert, Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, Paul-Langevin, Henri-Barbusse
 * Seven public elementary schools: Georges-Cogniot, Fernand-Léger, Jean-Jaurès, Guy-Môquet, Paul-Bert, Paul-Langevin, Henri-Barbusse

Public secondary schools:
 * Junior high schools: Collège Paul-Bert and Collège Henri-Wallon
 * Senior high school: Lycée professionnel Louis-Girard

There is a private school, École privée Notre-Dame-de-France.

Post-secondary
 * ENSAE ParisTech

Notable residents

 * Christian Boltanski, sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker, lives and works in Malakoff
 * Charles Bourseul (1829–1912), scientist, a pioneer in development of the telephone, lived at 62 Rue d'Arcueil (renamed Rue Paul Vaillant-Couturier).
 * Sophie Calle, artist, lives and works in Malakoff.
 * Eugène Christophe (1885–1970), cyclist, winner of the Milan-San Remo race and first wearer of the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.
 * Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), was a psychiatrist, an ethnologist, and a photographer. Lived in a fine villa on Rue Vincent Moris.
 * Pierre Curie (1859–1906) and Marie Curie (1867–1934) rented a house on Rue du Marché (renamed Rue Gabriel-Crié). They used a shed on the property for their radium experiments (1900 to 1904).
 * Serge Danot (1931-1990), director and animator, creator of Le Manège enchanté
 * Louis de Grandmaison, painter, lived in Malakoff.
 * Edmond Lachenal, (1855–1948), potter who opened his first pottery works (from 1880 to 1887) in the city.
 * Henri Désiré Landru (1869-1922), notorious serial killer, ran a car repair shop on Avenue de Châtillon (renamed Avenue Pierre Brossolette) in the 1910s.
 * Roger Legris (1898–1981), stage and film actor.
 * Annette Messager, artist, lives and works in Malakoff.
 * Louise Michel (1830-1905), militant anarchist, feminist, important figure in the Paris Commune
 * Pablo Reinoso, artist and designer, lives in Malakoff.
 * Henri Rousseau, called "The Customs Agent", (1844–1910), painter, took his nickname from the fact that his full-time job was as a Paris customs agent (the octroi) at the Porte de Vanves in Malakoff.
 * Sanyu (1901–1966), painter, lived from 1928 to 1931 in Malakoff on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
 * Francesca Solleville, singer, lives in Malakoff.
 * Sam Szafran (1934–2019), artist, lived and worked in Malakoff