Boulogne-Billancourt: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 85 - 215 Quality Hotel Acanthe - Boulogne Billancourt
 Hotel Acanthe is located 10km west of central Paris, opposite the Pont de Saint Cloud Metro station and 1.9km from the Roland Garros tennis stadium. … MoreEUR 99 - 289 Mercure Paris Porte de St Cloud
 This Mercure Paris hotel is located 10 minutes west of the capital, 2 km from the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre. It has a fitness centre and … MoreEUR 45 - 89 Résidence AURMAT
 Résidence Aurmat is a 15-minute walk from Bois de Boulogne, the largest wood in Paris. It offers fully equipped studios and central Paris can be easi… MoreEUR 140 - 450 Radisson Blu Hotel, Paris-Boulogne
 Located in the Boulogne-Billancourt district of Paris, the Radisson Blu is a 20-minute walk from the Rolland Garros Stadium. It has a fully equipped f… MoreEUR 77 - 140 Timhotel Paris Boulogne
 Located in Boulogne, at the edge of Paris and just a few steps from Roland Garros is the Timhotel. This air-conditioned hotel offers rooms with flat-s… MoreEUR 50 - 95 Timhotel Boulogne Rives de Seine
 Hotel Timhotel Boulogne Rives de Seine is located near the Roland Garros tennis stadium, just outside the centre of Paris. It offers rooms with free W… MoreEUR 85 - 270 Mercure Le Scenario Aparthotel
 The Mercure Aparthotel is ideally located near the centre of Paris and close to Pierre de Coubertin Stadium, Parc des Princes and the Paris Expo Porte… MoreEUR 63 - 200 Lagrange City Les Rives de Seine
 This residence is set close to the banks of the Seine river in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the outskirts of Paris. It offers a sauna and whirlpool bath.
… MoreEUR 65 - 85 Hôtel De France
 Set just 2 km south-west of Paris, this hotel offers soundproofed rooms with flat-screen cable TV and en suite facilities. It is 270 metres from Pont … MoreEUR 63 - 133 Campanile Paris Ouest - Boulogne
 Offering a privileged position and a range of facilities, this bright, spacious accommodation presents the ideal spot for your break.
Located on the… MoreEUR 74 - 90 Hôtel De Paris
 Hotel de Paris offers air-conditioned accommodation in Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside of Paris. It has a bar, 24-hour reception and free Wi-Fi.
H… MoreEUR 75 - 140 Hôtel Villa Sorel
 Hotel Villa Sorel provides en suite accommodation in Boulogne-Billancourt, just outside of Paris. It has a garden and free Wi-Fi is available.
Villa … MoreEUR 49 - 170 Hotel B Paris Boulogne
 Hotel B Paris Boulogne provides soundproofed, en suite accommodation in Boulogne Billancourt outside of Paris. It is near public transport and free Wi… MoreEUR 90 - 160 Best Western Select Hotel
 The hotel is situated just outside Paris in Boulogne-Billancourt, near the La Défense business district and Roland-Garros. Its rooms are air-conditio… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boulogne-Billancourt: Guide
For other places known as Boulogne, see Boulogne.
Boulogne-Billancourt (often colloquially called simply Boulogne) is a département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Boulogne-Billancourt is a populous commune in the suburbs of Paris and one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Formerly an important industrial pole, it has successfully recovered into business activities and is now hosting major communication companies headquarters in the central business district|business district of the Val de Seine.
Name
The original name of the commune was Boulogne-sur-Seine (meaning "Boulogne upon Seine").
In Billancourt annexed in 1860 (read history section below).
Before the Notre-Dame de Boulogne la Petite ("Our Lady of Boulogne the Minor"). Gradually, the village of Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud became known as Boulogne-la-Petite, and later as Boulogne-sur-Seine.
As for the name Billancourt, it was recorded for the first time in accusative of cors, meaning "enclosure", "estate", suffixed to the Germanic patronym Buolo (meaning "friend, brother, kinsman"), thus having the meaning of "estate of Buolo".
As well as Neuilly-sur-Seine and Levallois-Perret, Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the richest suburbs of Paris.
History
On Billancourt, which belonged to the disbanded commune of Auteuil).
In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne, which was hitherto divided between the communes of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine, was annexed in its entirety by the city of Paris. On that occasion, Boulogne-Billancourt, to which most of the Bois de Boulogne belonged, lost about half of its territory
Administration
With the city of Sèvres, Boulogne-Billancourt is part of the communauté d'agglomération Val de Seine.
Transport
Boulogne-Billancourt is served by two stations on Paris Metro Line 10|Paris Metro line 10: Boulogne – Jean Jaurès (Paris Metro)|Boulogne – Jean Jaurès and Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Paris Metro)|Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud
It is also served by three stations on Paris Metro Line 9|Paris Metro line 9: Marcel Sembat (Paris Metro)|Marcel Sembat, Billancourt (Paris Metro)|Billancourt, and Pont de Sèvres (Paris Metro)|Pont de Sèvres.
Miscellaneous
The headquarters of Renault lies in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Births
Boulogne-Billancourt was the birthplace of:
Pierre Bellemare, actor, writer
Bertrand Blier (born March 14, 1939), screenwriter and film director; son of Bernard Blier.
Daniel Buren (born 1938), conceptual artist
Guillaume Canet (born April 10, 1973), actor
Leslie Caron (born 1931), film actor|actress and dancer
Édith Cresson (born 1934), politician, former Prime Minister of France under François Mitterrand's presidency.
Alain Feydeau (born July 21, 1934), actor
Hippolyte Girardot (born October 10, 1955), actor
Anna Gavalda (born 1970), novelist
André Glucksmann (born 1937), political philosopher, writer
Gérard Lanvin (born June 21]], 1950), actor
David Hallyday, (born David Smet on August 14, 1962), composer, pop rock singer; son of singers Jean-Philippe Smet aka Johnny Halliday and Sylvie Vartan, cousin of actress Laura Smet and actor Michael Vartan.
Louise L. Lambrichs (born 1952), novelist and screenwriter
Claude Pinoteau, actor, director, writer, producer
Marc Levy (born October 16, 1961), international best-seller writer
Alain Sarde (born March 28]], 1952), once an actor, now writer and producer.
Mathieu Chedid (born December 21, 1971), composer, singer, guitarist; son of fellow singer and composer Louis Chedid and grandson of writer and poetess Andrée Chedid.
Benjamin Castaldi (born March 28, 1970), tv presenter and producer; son of actor Jean-Pierre Castaldi, husband of fellow tv presenter Flavie Flament.
Jérôme Pradon (born June 3, 1964), stage actor
Xavier de Roux (born 1940), politician
Thierry Lhermitte (born November 24, 1952), actor, co-writer (usually with the band of the Slpendid), director, producer.
Nelson Monfort (born March 12, 1954), tv presenter, traductor, sports commentator for French public television.
Roger Monteaux (born July 18, 1879), actor
Baron Edmond James de Rothschild (1845-1934), philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs
Véronique Sanson, singer
Thierry Roland (born August 4, 1934), football specialist, sports journalist, tv commentator and presenter.
Catherine Spaak (born April 3, 1945), actress
Agnès Spaak (born April 29, 1944), actress
Anne Goscinny (born May 19, 1968), daughter of comics-maker René Goscinny (Astérix), and writer Gilberte Goscinny.
Marie Trintignant (1962-2003), Actor|actress
Gaspard Ulliel, (born 1984), actor
Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes (Zazie), (born 1964), singer-songwriter
Michael Vartan (born 1968), France|French-United States|American actor
Booba, MC
Sandrine Kiberlain (born February 25, 1968), actress; wife of fellow French actor Vincent Lindon.
Bulle Ogier (born Marie-France Thielland on August 9, 1939), actress
Corinne Lepage (born May 11, 1951), actress
Georgette Tissier (born June 26, 1910 - † March 30, 1957 in Paris), actress
Twin towns
Boulogne-Billancourt is twinned with:
Since 1955:
Anderlecht, Belgium
Neukölln, a Boroughs of Berlin|borough of Berlin, Germany
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith and Fulham, London, United Kingdom
Zaanstad, Netherlands
Since 1968:
Marino, Italy|Marino, Italy
Pančevo, Serbia
Ra'anana, Israel
Since 1993:
Irving, Texas, United States
Sousse, Tunisia
In popular culture
The animated TV show Code Lyoko is reportedly set in Boulogne-Billancourt, according to comparison maps on .
External links
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