Colombes
commune in Hauts-de-Seine, France
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Colombes is a commune of France[1]. Colombes ranks in the top 0.68% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,374 views/month, #212 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Concours des villes et villages fleuris[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hauts-de-Seine[4], arrondissement of Nanterre[5], Grand Paris[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seine[8]
- Head of government: Nicole Goueta[9], Patrick Chaimovitch[10]
- Instance of: city[11]
- Shares border with: Nanterre[12], Bezons[13], Argenteuil[14], Gennevilliers[15], Asnières-sur-Seine[16], Bois-Colombes[17], La Garenne-Colombes[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Frankenthal[19], Salfit[20]
- Postal code: 92700[21]
- Commons category: Colombes[22]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Colombes[23]
- Official website: http://www.mairie-colombes.fr[24], https://www.colombes.fr[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Colombes[26]
- Population: 84,577[27], 85,199[28], 86,050[29], 85,368[30], 85,102[31], 85,177[32], 86,052[33], 86,534[34], 86,775[35], 88,870[36], 90,692[37], 91,053[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Colombes[39]
- Phone number: +33-1-47-60-80-00[40]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[42]
- Replaced by: Bois-Colombes[43], La Garenne-Colombes[44]
- Capital of: canton of Colombes-Nord-Est[45], canton of Colombes-Nord-Ouest[46], canton of Colombes-Sud[47], canton of Colombes-2[48], canton of Colombes-1[49]
- Official name: Colombes[50]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Colombes[51]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Colombes[52]
- Female population: 44,259[53]
- Male population: 40,918[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Colombes[55]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Elevations include 23 m[56], 44 m[57], and 34 m[58].
Why It Matters
Colombes has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Colombes is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]