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13 unusual facts about Nanterre


André Raison

He was born in the 1640s, possibly in or near the town of Nanterre (today a suburb of Paris).

Bernie Bonvoisin

Bernard "Bernie" Bonvoisin (born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French hard rock singer and film director.

Gare de Nanterre – Université

Nanterre — Université station is an RER and SNCF train station in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine.

Maka Kotto

He studied law, politics, dramatic art and cinema in Nanterre, Bordeaux and Paris.

Mounsi

Aged seven, his father brought him to live in France, growing up in the red-belt suburb of Nanterre in Paris.

Nanterre Cathedral

Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the town of Nanterre, France.

Paris Métro Line 1

A western extension of Line 1 from La Défense station to the center of Nanterre is being considered.

Pomme d'api

Gustave recognizes Catherine as his love, but she is indifferent to his regrets, unmoved even by the photo of them the day she was rose queen at Nanterre.

Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec

Genevieve was born in 423 Nanterre (near Paris) and died in Paris January 3, 512 (or 502 according to other sources).

Salhate Djamalidine

Salhate Djamalidine (born 23 December 1978 in Nanterre, France) is a female track athlete from the Comoros.

Simca

The SIMCA (Société Industrielle de Mécanique et de Carrosserie Automobile) company was founded in 1935 by Fiat, when Fiat bought the former Donnet factory in the French town of Nanterre.

Student activism

In May 1968 the University of Paris at Nanterre was closed due to problems between the students and the administration.

Syagrius of Autun

He was bishop of Autun from around 560 until his death and travelled to Nanterre with Guntram for the baptism of Clotaire II.


Hugo Zemp

He taught ethnomusicology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.

Île-de-France

The most populated towns of the Petite Couronne are Boulogne-Billancourt, Montreuil, Saint-Denis, Nanterre and Créteil.

Jacqueline Fraysse

In her capacity as mayor, Fraysse was overseeing a meeting of the Nanterre municipal council on March 26, 2002 when Richard Durn opened fire on the group, killing eight and wounding nineteen.

Jacques Bidet

In 1989, he founded with Jacques Texier the journal Actuel Marx (Presses Universitaires de France), and in 1995, the Congrès Marx International (Université de Paris X - Nanterre).

Larry Portis

He taught the history of the United States at the University of Paris 7 (Jussieu) from 1983 to 1988), at the University of Paris 10 (Nanterre) from 1988 to 1989, and at the University of Clermont-Ferrand 2 from 1995 to 1998.

LGV Normandie

This "new" version of the LGV Normandie would begin in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, on the regular Paris-Poissy line.

Pascal Le Deunff

Pascal Le Deunff obtained a Master Degree in International Economy and a Doctorate in Economics at the University of Paris (Nanterre).

Passi

The group's first album, Pourquoi tant de haine?, was released in 1992, and Passi was forced to end his agronomy studies at the University of Paris (Nanterre) to be able to focus on music.