Everything about Hauts-de-seine totally explained
Hauts-de-Seine (92) (literally "
Seine Heights") is a
département in
France. It is part of the
Île-de-France region, and forms part of the western suburbs of
Paris. It is small and densely populated and contains the modern office, theatre and shopping complex known as
La Défense with its
Grande Arche.
Geography
Hauts-de-Seine and two other small départements,
Seine-Saint-Denis and
Val-de-Marne, form a ring around Paris, known as the
petite couronne (for example "inner ring").
Administration
Hauts-de-Seine is made up of 3
departmental arrondissements and 36
communes:
History
The department of Hauts-de-Seine was created in 1968, from parts of the former départements of
Seine and
Seine-et-Oise.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Hauts-de-Seine received national attention as the result of a corruption scandal concerning the misuse of public funds provided for the department's housing projects. Implicated were former minister and former
President of the general council of the Hauts-de-Seine,
Charles Pasqua, and other personalities of the
RPR party. (See
corruption scandals in the Paris region.)
Economy
Hauts-de-Seine is France's second wealthiest département (behind Paris) and one of
Europe's richest areas. Its
GDP per capita was € 62,374 in 2003, according to
INSEE official figures.
Demographics
Immigration
Further Information
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