Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine
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The church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, in Clichy
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| Coordinates: 48°54′16″N 2°18′23″E / 48.9044°N 2.3064°ECoordinates: 48°54′16″N 2°18′23″E / 48.9044°N 2.3064°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre | |
| Canton | Clichy | |
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| • Mayor (2015–2020) | Rémi Muzeau | |
| Area1 | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007)2 | 58,646 | |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92024 / 92110 | |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Clichy (French pronunciation: [kli.ʃi], sometimes unofficially Clichy-la-Garenne) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located on the Seine River and 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the center of Paris.
Located in Clichy are the headquarters of the L'Oréal Group, the world's largest company in cosmetics and beauty; Bic, one of the biggest pen producers in the world; and Sony France, a large electronics and media company.
The name Clichy was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as Clippiacum, later corrupted into Clichiacum, meaning "estate of Cleppius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
In the 13th century, the plain of Clichy was used as a garenne ("warren" in English), i.e. a hunting park and game preserve for the exclusive use of the king or a lord. Clichy became known as Clichy-la-Garenne ("Clichy the Warren" or preserve).
Between 1793 and 1795, during the French Revolution, Clichy-la-Garenne was renamed Clichy-la-Patriote (meaning "Clichy the Patriot"), perhaps because the word garenne reminded people of the feudal privileges that the new government abolished in 1789.
After the Revolution, the French administration officially recorded the name of the commune only as Clichy, dropping the "la-Garenne". This is the term in use in the 21st century. But, in many instances the municipality of Clichy refers to the commune traditionally as Clichy-la-Garenne, although this has not been the official name for more than 200 years.
Clichy was the capital of the Merovingians during the rule of Dagobert I.
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