Nanterre: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 70 - 590 Quality Inn Nanterre - La Défense
 Located in Paris-Nanterre La Défense, with direct access to the Avenue des Champs Elysees by the RER A, the Quality Hotel Paris-Nanterre has an onsit… MoreEUR 52 - 125 Séjours & Affaires Paris-Nanterre
 Séjours & Affaires Paris-Nanterre is located to the west of Paris bewteen the business districts of La Defense and Rueil 2000. It offers fully equipp… More
 The Premiere Classe Nanterre La Defense benefits from a privileged location near the motorway A86 motorway. It offers 24-hour reception and distinctiv… MoreEUR 79 - 340 Mercure Paris La Défense Parc
 The spacious, well appointed rooms of this modern hotel are located within walking distance of the La Défense business area.
The hotel building also… MoreEUR 57 - 105 Hôtel l´Amandier
 The Hôtel l´Amandier offers comfortable accommodation close to the business centre of la Defense. It has free parking for guests and offers fre… MoreEUR 50 - 115 Itineraires
 The Hotel Itineraires is situated in Nanterre, 10 minutes from central Paris via the RER A. All rooms are equipped with a satellite TV, a telephone an… MoreEUR 47 - 144 Campanile Paris Ouest - Nanterre - La Défense
 Only 3 km from the centre of Paris but away from the hustle and bustle of city life, our hotel provides a welcoming atmosphere with free wireless inte… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nanterre: Guide
Nanterre is a département, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Nanterre. It is located in the Île-de-France Regions of France|région around 11.1 km. (6.9 miles) from Paris' "Kilometre Zero" centre, and around 3 km (1.9 miles) from the city of Paris itself. Inhabitants of Nanterre are called Nanterraises (feminine) and Nanterrais (masculine).
Eastern Nanterre, with the bordering communes of Courbevoie and Puteaux, hosts the Paris-dependant La Défense business district and some of the List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region|tallest buildings in the Paris region. The city of Nanterre also includes the University Paris X|University Paris X – Nanterre, one of the largest universities in the Paris region.
Because the headquarters of many major corporations are located in La Défense, the court of large claims of Nanterre is well-known in the media for the number of high-profile lawsuits and trials that take place in it.
Geneviève|Sainte Geneviève, patron of Paris, was born in Nanterre ca 419/422. Catholic Encyclopedia
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Name
The name Nanterre has a long history going back to before the Roman conquest of Celtic word nemeto meaning "shrine", "sacred place", and of the Celtic word duros (cognate of English door and German Tür) meaning "door, gate", "fortress". The sacred place referred to in the name is supposed to be the famous shrine that existed in Antiquity on top of Mont-Valérien hill.
Administration
Nanterre is divided into three canton in France|cantons:
The Canton of Nanterre-Nord has a population of 33,173.
The Canton of Nanterre-Sud-Est has a population of 22,350.
The Canton of Nanterre-Sud-Ouest has a population of 28,758.
Transport
Nanterre is served by three stations on RER A|RER line A: Nanterre – Préfecture (Paris RER)|Nanterre – Préfecture, Nanterre – Université (Paris RER)|Nanterre – Université, and Nanterre – Ville (Paris RER)|Nanterre – Ville.
Nanterre - Préfecture station is also an interchange station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
See also
La Défense business district.
List of tallest structures in Paris
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References
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