Puteaux-sur-Seine

Puteaux
Commune
The town hall (1931–1933) built by Jean Niermans
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°53′06″N 2°14′20″E / 48.885°N 2.2389°E / 48.885; 2.2389Coordinates: 48°53′06″N 2°14′20″E / 48.885°N 2.2389°E / 48.885; 2.2389
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Courbevoie-2
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2004–2008)	Joëlle Ceccaldi-Raynaud
Area1	3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	44,753
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	92062 /92800
Elevation	29–78 m (95–256 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.

Puteaux (pronounced [py.to]) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) from the center of Paris.

La Défense, Paris' business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre.

The inhabitants of Puteaux are called Putéoliens.

The creation of the city dates from 1148, by Abbot Suger and gave him the name Putiauz. The foundation of Puteaux part of several other towns in the region by Abbot Suger, as Carrières-sur-Seine, Vaucresson or Villeneuve-la-Garenne and aimed to attract people in the region. This appeal was reinforced by certain privileges granted by the Abbot Suger.

The name Putiauz comes from the old French Putel, which means a "quagmire" or "swamp" and was certainly making reference to the condition of the area before its reorganization.

But another etymology exists, hence the name Puteaux would come from Latin puteoli, plural of puteolus which means "little well" or "Water hole". The name of Puteaux in turn appears to the sixteenth century or seventeenth century.

Legend has it that Puteaux inspired the story of the gadfly from La Fontaine.

Located on the left bank of the river Seine, Puteaux borders Courbevoie to the north, Nanterre to the west and Suresnes to the south. In the east, Puteaux is connected to Paris by the bridge of Puteaux near Neuilly and by the bridge of Neuilly (which is also used by Paris Métro Line 1). The territory of the commune of Puteaux also includes the largest part of the Île de Puteaux, on the Seine.