Bezons

Bezons
A tram on the T2 tramway line, outside the former town hall (now demolished) in Bezons
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°13′04″E / 48.9261°N 2.2178°E / 48.9261; 2.2178Coordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°13′04″E / 48.9261°N 2.2178°E / 48.9261; 2.2178
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Argenteuil
Canton	Bezons
Intercommunality	Argenteuil – Bezons
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Dominique Lesparre
Area1	4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	28,192
• Density	6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	95063 / 95870
Elevation	22–52 m (72–171 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bezons French pronunciation: ​[bə.zɔ̃] is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the centre of Paris.

An extension of the tramway line T2 to Pont de Bezons opened in 2012. With Bezons not served by any stations on the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network, the extension has greatly enhanced the connectivity of Bezons to the Paris public transport network. The journey time to the La Défense business district and transport hub is estimated at 12 minutes.

The closest train station is Houilles – Carrières-sur-Seine located in the neighbouring commune of Houilles, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the town centre of Bezons. It is served by the RER A and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare rail lines.

In March 2013, the convicted killer of Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi, Majdi Al-Rimawi, was named a "honorary resident" of Bezons. Majdi Al-Rimawi is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2008 murder of Rehavam Ze'evi.

According to Bezons monthly newsletter, the honouring of Rimawi was the result of a unanimous decision by the Bezons local council, which described his crime as "defending his town and its inhabitants, calling for the application of international law for the establishment of Palestine to the 1967 borders as recognised by the United Nations, and Jerusalem as its capital." The decision and the newsletter made no mention of Ze'evi's killing.