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20-468: Nanterre ( / n ɒ̃ ˈ t ɛər / , French: [nɑ̃tɛʁ] ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris , France. It is located some 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of the centre of Paris . In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering the communes of Courbevoie and Puteaux , contains

40-528: A building that does not conform to safety codes, or modify vehicular traffic regulations (speed limit, construction permits). The governing body of the department is the departmental council ( French : Conseil départemental ), which is elected through a system of cantons . It is in charge of the building and maintenance of middle schools ( collèges ) and departmental roads, financial assistance to dependent people (disabled and elderly), as well as promotion of local economic development, amongst other matters. In

60-677: A small part of the La Défense business district of Paris and some of the tallest buildings in the Paris region . Because the headquarters of many major corporations are located in La Défense, the court of Nanterre is well known in the media for the number of high-profile lawsuits and trials that take place in it. The city of Nanterre also includes the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense , one of

80-871: Is also an interchange station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. Société Générale has its headquarters in the Tours Société Générale in La Défense and Nanterre. The company moved into the building in 1995. Faurecia , the sixth-largest automotive parts supplier, has its headquarters in Nanterre. Groupe du Louvre and subsidiary Louvre Hôtels have their head office in Village 5 in La Défense and Nanterre. Senior high schools include: The basketball club Nanterre 92 plays at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez . The rugby union club Racing 92 opened

100-726: Is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. There are 101 prefectures in France , one for each department. The official in charge is the prefect ( French : préfet ). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior ; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, registration of associations (creation, status modification, dissolution), as well as of

120-608: Is referred to etymologically had been placed by tradition in Mont-Valérien . However, archeological discoveries made between 1994 and 2005 found a Gallic necropolis which has been dated to the third century BC, and also call into debate both the exact location of the pre-Roman capital of the Parisii and the initial site of Lutetia , the Roman era Paris. The large necropolis, as well as working people's homes from some time later in

140-579: Is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. Nanterre is twinned with: Prefectures in France Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is ex officio prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture

160-572: The Réseau Express Régional system. Trains come every 10 minutes and the area is about 12 minutes ride from La Defense business district and about 18 minutes from the Arc de Triomphe. [REDACTED] Media related to Gare de Nanterre-Ville at Wikimedia Commons This article about a railway station in the Île-de-France région of France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Réseau Express Régional article

180-518: The subprefecture ( French : sous-préfecture ). The official in charge is the subprefect ( French : sous-préfet ). There are relatively few competences associated to cantons, the most important one being the local organisation of elections, as cantons are electoral subdivisions. Nanterre-Ville station Nanterre-Ville station is a railway station in Nanterre on the A1 branch on Line A of

200-677: The Prefect of Police of Paris in the Petite Couronne. In 2012, a similar structure was established in Bouches-du-Rhône , the Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefecture , headed by the Prefect of Police of Bouches-du-Rhône, although it is formally less independent than that of Paris. Departments are divided into arrondissements , themselves divided into cantons . The chef-lieu d'arrondissement is

220-595: The ancient era, is near the bank of the Seine, in the northwest of Nanterre, and might be the sacred place that is being referred to etymologically. Lutetia is mentioned by Julius Caesar in 50 BCE, reporting an assembly in Lutetia in 53 BC between himself, commander of the Roman Legions, and local Gallic leaders. Although this had been thought to possibly be Île de la Cité , largely since Caesar mentions an island,

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240-463: The department of Marne , for example, has its prefecture at Châlons-en-Champagne despite the city of Reims , near the Aisne border, being four times its size. The prefect represents the national government at the local level and as such exercises the powers that are constitutionally attributed to the national government. The prefect issues ordinances written for the application of local law: to close

260-625: The largest universities in the Paris region. The name of Nanterre originated before the Roman conquest of Gaul . The Romans recorded the name as Nemetodorum . It is composed of the Celtic word nemeto meaning "shrine" or "sacred place" and the Celtic word duron (neuter) "hard, tough, enduring". The sacred place referred to is believed to have been a famous shrine that existed in ancient times. Inhabitants of Nanterre are called "Nanterrien(ne)s" or "Nanterrois(es)". The sacred shrine of antiquity that

280-473: The management of the National Police and firefighters , although as of 2018, 79% of firefighters in France are part-time volunteers. Prefectures are usually located near the geographic centre of their departments; they were originally chosen for being within a day's travel on horseback from anywhere in the department. Therefore, the largest settlement in a department may not always be its prefecture:

300-692: The new Paris La Défense Arena in October 2017 and played their first game in the new facility in December 2017. It has a capacity of 32,000 for rugby and 40,000 for concerts. The venue opened as U Arena, but received its current name in June 2018 through a sponsorship deal with Paris La Défense, the company that manages the La Défense business district. An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but

320-586: The past, the prefect was head of the department, but since 1982, the President of the Departmental Council has assumed the role of chief executive of the department. There is an exception in Paris in the Île-de-France region and its three surrounding departments, known as the Petite Couronne ("Small Crown"): Hauts-de-Seine to the west, Seine-Saint-Denis to the northeast and Val-de-Marne to

340-632: The river at Nanterre follows two channels around an island. In 52 BC, the Parisii took up arms with the Gallic war leader Vercingetorix , and were defeated by Titus Labienus , one of Caesar's legates. Caesar mentions in his Commentarii that the Parisii destroyed the bridges and set fire to Lutetia before the arrival of the Roman forces. The archeological work in Nanterre has suggested over 15 hectares (37 acres) of pre-Roman or Roman-era construction. These archeological findings may be an indication that Nanterre

360-538: The southeast. These departments are administered by an additional separate unitary prefecture for law enforcement and security purposes, a Prefecture of Police ( French : préfecture de police ), known as the Paris Police Prefecture , a situation inherited from the Paris Commune of 1871. The power of law enforcement is usually vested in the mayor in other communes . This power is held by

380-509: Was questioned by two policemen about the reason for his killing in the Nanterre City Hall. In June 2023, seventeen year old Nahel Merzouk was killed by a police officer following a traffic stop. His death sparked violent unrest around France. Nanterre is divided into two cantons : Nanterre is served by three stations on RER A : Nanterre-Préfecture , Nanterre-Université , and Nanterre-Ville . Nanterre-Université station

400-458: Was the closest pre-Roman settlement to the city's modern centre. Sainte Genevieve , patron saint of Paris, was born in Nanterre c.  419–422 . On 27 March 2002, Richard Durn, a disgruntled local activist, shot and killed eight town councilors and 19 others were wounded in what the French press dubbed the Nanterre massacre . On 28 March, the murderer killed himself by jumping from the 4th floor of 36 Quai des Orfèvres , in Paris, while he

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