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Bois de Boulogne in Paris

8 August 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  8 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post The Bois de Boulogne (“Boulogne woodland”) is a large public park that is the western half of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by the Emperor Napoleon III to be turned into a public park in 1852.   read more…

Boulogne-Billancourt in the Île-de-France region

27 October 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  8 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Boulogne-Billancourt, often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine) is a commune in the western suburbs, and 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, of the French capital Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. With an average household income in 2013 of €47,592, nearly twice the French average of €25,548, Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the wealthiest cities in France. Boulogne-Billancourt is the most populous suburb of Paris and one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine business district.   read more…