Rueil-Malmaison: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 99 - 310 Relais De La Malmaison Hôtel-Spa
 Rueil Malmaison, just 15 minutes from the centre of Paris, houses this 3-star hotel located in a beautiful 2-acre park.
This quiet, peaceful location… MoreEUR 76 - 235 Suite Novotel Paris Rueil Malmaison
 Located 20 minutes from the centre of Paris and the Chateau de Versailles, Suitehotel Paris Rueil Malmaison lies in the heart of the Rueil sur Seine b… MoreEUR 50 - 250 Quality Hotel Rueil Centre - Rueil Malmaison
 This 3-star hotel is located in the centre of Rueil Malmaison. It is just 15 minutes from Paris and La Défense. The hotel offers free parking and sat… MoreEUR 55 - 250 Quality Hotel La Défense - Rueil Malmaison
 Quality Hotel Rueil La Defense is ideally located to the west of Paris behind the La Defense business district. It offers an ideal location near the c… MoreEUR 75 - 280 Novotel Paris Rueil Malmaison
 The 3-star hotel is located in Rueil 2000 not far from the banks of the Seine and just a 1 minute walk from the RER train station.
Novotel Paris Ruei… MoreEUR 50 - 115 Hotel Des Arts
 Hotel des Arts welcomes you in Rueil-Malmaison, 15 minutes from la Défense and Paris. It features a sauna.
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Rueil-Malmaison: Guide
Rueil-Malmaison (pronounced ) is a center of Paris.
Name
Rueil-Malmaison was originally called simply Rueil. In Medieval times the name Rueil was spelled either Roialum, Riogilum, Rotoialum, Ruolium, or Ruellium. This name is made of the ford" (Celtic ritu).
In 1928 the name of the commune officially became Rueil-Malmaison in reference to its most famous tourist attraction, the Chateau de Malmaison, home of Napoleon I of France|Napoléon's first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais.
The name Malmaison comes from Medieval Latin mala mansio, meaning "ill-fated domain", "estate of ill luck". In the Early Middle Ages Malmaison was the site of a royal residence which was destroyed by the Vikings in 846, hence the name.
History
Rueil is famous for the Chateau de Malmaison where Napoleon I of France|Napoleon and his first wife Josephine de Beauharnais lived.
The Rueil barracks of the Swiss Guard was constructed in 1756 under Louis XV by the architect Axel Guillaumot, and has been a listed Historic Monument since 1973. The Guard was formed by Louis XIII in 1616 and massacred at the Tuileries on 10 August 1792.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Rueil was located on the front line.
At the end of the 19th century famous painters like Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet and Claude Monet came to paint the Seine which crosses the city.
Miscellaneous
The main campus of the French Institute of Petroleum is in Rueil. The city has also become home to many large companies moving outward from La Défense, a trend first established by the move of Esso headquarters to Rueil.
Rueil Malmaison is twin towns with the borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, UK
Transport
Rueil-Malmaison is served by Rueil-Malmaison (Paris RER)|Rueil-Malmaison station on Paris RER A|RER line A.
Twin towns
Fribourg, Switzerland
External links
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