Bourg-la-Reine

Bourg-la-Reine (French pronunciation: [buʁ la ʁɛn] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Bourg-la-Reine
Commune
The town hall of Bourg-la-Reine
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Bourg-la-Reine
Bourg-la-Reine Show map of France Bourg-la-Reine Show map of Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 48°46′47″N 2°18′54″E / 48.7796°N 2.3151°E / 48.7796; 2.3151
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Antony
Canton	Bagneux
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Donath
Area ^1	1.86 km^2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	21,140
• Density	11,000/km^2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92014 /92340
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Town of the Queen") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.

Population

The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 749 —     1800 719 −0.58% 1806 822 +2.26% 1821 658 −1.47% 1831 992 +4.19% 1836 1,076 +1.64% 1841 1,435 +5.93% 1846 1,482 +0.65% 1851 1,484 +0.03% 1856 1,676 +2.46% 1861 1,920 +2.76% 1866 2,269 +3.40% 1872 2,186 −0.62% 1876 2,523 +3.65% 1881 2,741 +1.67% 1886 2,954 +1.51% 1891 3,009 +0.37% 1896 3,649 +3.93%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,181 +2.76% 1906 4,537 +1.65% 1911 5,011 +2.01% 1921 6,038 +1.88% 1926 7,346 +4.00% 1931 8,946 +4.02% 1936 9,838 +1.92% 1946 10,244 +0.41% 1954 11,708 +1.68% 1962 17,694 +5.30% 1968 18,711 +0.94% 1975 18,221 −0.38% 1982 18,070 −0.12% 1990 18,499 +0.29% 1999 18,251 −0.15% 2007 19,615 +0.91% 2012 19,872 +0.26% 2017 20,667 +0.79%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transport

Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:

• Preschools: École de la Fontaine-Grelot, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École des Bas-Coquarts
• Elementary schools: École République, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École Pierre-Loti
• Collège Évariste Galois

Nearby public senior high schools:

• In Cachan: Lycée Maximilien Sorre
• In Châtenay-Malabry: Lycée Jean Jaurès
• In Sceaux: Lycée Lakanal, Lycée Marie Curie, Lycée d’enseignement professionnel Florian

Private schools in the commune:

• Institut Notre Dame – preschool through senior high school

There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux.

Twinning

The town is twinned with:

• Kenilworth, UK (since 1982)
• Yanqing, China (1998)
• Reghin, Romania (1999)
• Monheim am Rhein, Germany (2000)

Personalities

Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:

• Évariste Galois (1811–1832), mathematician
• Henri Couillaud (1878–1955), French classical trombonist
• Louis Joxe (1901–1991), statesman
• Modibo Diakité, footballer
• Yannick N'Gog rugby player
• Claire Nebout, actress
• Melvin Raffin, athlete

Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) died in the city's prison during the French Revolution, and is buried in the city's cemetery.

Alain Delon (1935-2024) actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman, grew up in the city

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910), ceramicist, spent the last twenty years of his life there. His home is now a museum exhibiting 120 original works.

Gallery

• Église Saint-Gilles.
• Extase de Saint Benoît, 1746 by Jean II Restout. Painting inside of church Saint-Gilles in Bourg-la-Reine.
• The three kings at the church Saint-Gilles.
• RER Bourg-la-Reine.
• Villa Hennebique (1901-1903).
• Villa Saint Cyr.

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). December 2, 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. December 19, 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourg-la-Reine, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Ecoles maternelles." Bourg-la-Reine. August 31, 2010. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
6. "Ecoles élémentaires." Bourg-la-Reine. August 31, 2010. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
7. "Les collèges." Bourg-la-Reine. September 1, 2016. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
8. "Les lycées." Bourg-la-Reine. September 1, 2016. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
9. "L'enseignement supérieur." Bourg-la-Reine. September 1, 2016. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bourg-la-Reine.

• Official website