CLICHY, HAUTS-DE-SEINE

:''For other places with the same name, see Clichy.''
'Clichy' (sometimes unofficially called 'Clichy-la-Garenne') is a commune of Hauts-de-Seine, located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km. (4 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The headquarters of the L'Oréal Group, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty, Bic, one of the biggest pen producers in the world, and Sony France, the world's leading company in electronics and music, are located in Clichy.

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Name
History
Demographics
Immigration
Administration
Transport
Persons
External links

Name


The name Clichy was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as ''Clippiacum'', later corrupted into ''Clichiacum'', meaning "estate of Cleppius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
In the 13th century, the plain of Clichy was used as a ''garenne'' (a word which gave English warren), i.e. a hunting park, a game preserve for the exclusive use of the king or a lord, and so Clichy became known as Clichy-la-Garenne ("Clichy the Warren").
Between 1793 and 1795, during the French Revolution, Clichy-la-Garenne was renamed ''Clichy-la-Patriote'' (meaning "Clichy the Patriot"), perhaps because the word ''garenne'' reminded of the feudal privileges abolished in 1789.
After the Revolution, the French administration officially recorded the name of the commune as Clichy only, dropping the "la-Garenne". This is still the case today. However, in many instances the municipality of Clichy refers to the commune as Clichy-la-Garenne, although this is not the official name.

History


Clichy was the capital of the Merovingians during the rule of Dagobert I.
In 1830, part of the territory of Clichy was detached and became the commune of Batignolles-Monceau. On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. Most of Batignolles-Monceau was annexed by the city of Paris, and forms now most of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, but a small part of the territory of Batignolles-Monceau was returned to Clichy.
On January 11, 1867, part of the territory of Clichy was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Seine to create the commune of Levallois-Perret.

Demographics


Immigration

Administration


The canton covers a part of the commune, the other part is in the northern part of Levallois-Perret

Transport


Clichy is served by Mairie de Clichy station on Paris Métro Line 13
It is also served by Clichy – Levallois station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Persons



Vincent de Paul

Claude Debussy, French composer

Georges Bizet, French composer

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter

La Goulue, French Cancan dancer

Henry Miller, American writer

Céline, French writer

Jacques Mesrine, French criminal

Marina Vlady, French actress

Pierre Bérégovoy, French Socialist politician

Jacques Delors, French Socialist politician

★ French épée fencer Érik Boisse was born in Clichy-la-Garenne on March 14, 1980.

External links



Clichy City Hall

Clichy et la vidéosurveillance

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