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Bois-Colombes

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Bois-Colombes

Total population

29,765

Founded

1896

Elevation28 m
Land area1.92 km²
Coordinates48.91°, 2.27°

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City facts

Founded
1896
Elevation
28 m
Area
1.92 km²
head of government
Yves Revillon
Official website
www.bois-colombes.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

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History & geography

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

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Geography

Latitude
48.9148
Longitude
2.2675
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
606,619
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19,598
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18,370
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18,289
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    15,500
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    15,172
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14,876
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,293
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    13,462

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.1
Largest event
2005-06-01

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,210

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
402
Avg daily Wikipedia views
13
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Events

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
92009
Department
92
Region
11
Population (Wikidata)
28,909

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr