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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 (5.6 mi) 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. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1937. Mairie de Bois-Colombes.JPG|The Hôtel de Ville Asnieres - Bois-Colombes - Rue des Bourguignons.jpg|The Rue des Bourguignons BoisColombesEglise.jpg|Notre-Dame de Bon Secours ==Population==
Transport
Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and Les Vallées. ==Education==
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 ==
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==
International relations
Bois-Colombes is twinned with: • Neu-Ulm, Germany ==See also==
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