Keolis

multinational transport company based in France
Organization organization Q664399
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Keolis

Summary

Keolis is an organization[1]. Keolis ranks in the top 3% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Keolis was a member of International Union of Railways[3].
  • Keolis is in the country of France[4].
  • Keolis is in the country of FR[5].
  • Keolis's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • Keolis is owned by Société nationale des chemins de fer français[7].
  • Keolis is owned by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec[8].
  • Keolis's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[9].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Nordic[10].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Downer[11].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Danmark[12].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Ilévia[13].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Côte Basque-Adour[14].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Bordeaux[15].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées[16].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Cykleo[17].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis Ouest Val-de-Marne[18].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Keolis America[19].
  • Keolis's child organization or unit is recorded as Q136186135[20].
  • Keolis's Commons category is recorded as Keolis[21].
  • Keolis's industry is recorded as transport[22].
  • Keolis's industry is recorded as activities of head offices[23].
  • Keolis's chairperson is recorded as Frédéric Van Heems[24].
  • January 1, 2001 marks the founding of Keolis[25].
  • 1955-01-01 marks the founding of Keolis[26].
  • Keolis's parent organization or unit is recorded as Société nationale des chemins de fer français[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 2001[25] and 1955-01-01[26].

Identity

Keolis's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'KEOLIS'}[28].

Leadership

Keolis's chairperson is recorded as Frédéric Van Heems[24].

Operations

Keolis's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[9]. Keolis's parent organization or unit is recorded as Société nationale des chemins de fer français[27]. Subsidiaries include Keolis Nordic[10]; Keolis Downer[11], a business[29], in Australia[30], founded in 2009[31], headquartered in Sydney[32]; Keolis Danmark[12], a business[33], in Denmark[34]; Ilévia[13], an organization[35], in France[36], founded in 1989[37], headquartered in Marcq-en-Barœul[38]; Keolis Côte Basque-Adour[14], a transport company[39], headquartered in Bayonne[40]; and Keolis Bordeaux[15], an organization[41], in France[42], founded in 2009[43], headquartered in Bordeaux[44].

Industry

Industries include transport[22] and activities of head offices[23].

Ownership

Owners include Société nationale des chemins de fer français[7], a railway company[45], in France[46], founded in 1938[47], headquartered in Saint-Denis[48] and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec[8], a business[49], in Canada[50], founded in 1965[51], headquartered in Édifice Price[52].

Why It Matters

Keolis ranks in the top 3% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2] Keolis has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . vademecum.uic.org. Retrieved . vademecum.uic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . lesechos.fr. Retrieved . lesechos.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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