La Defense
La Défense is a collection of modern high-rise office and residential buildings built according to an evolving central plan on the western outskirts of Paris, beyond the last Parisian loop of the river Seine.Notable Places in the Area
Grande Arche
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La Grande Arche de la Défense, originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité, is a monument and building in the business district of La Défense and in the commune of Puteaux, to the west of Paris, France.
La Défense–Grande Arche
Metro station
La Défense is a station of the Transilien suburban rail lines, RER commuter rail network, Paris Métro, as well as a stop of the Île-de-France tram network.
Les Quatre Temps
Shopping centre
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The Westfield Les 4 Temps is the main shopping center in the business district of La Défense…
Localities in the Area
Puteaux
Town
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Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
Courbevoie
Town
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Courbevoie is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France.
La Defense
- Type: Area
- Postal codes:
- Location: Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.89187° or 48° 53' 31" northLongitude
2.23898° or 2° 14' 20" eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open Location Code
8FW4V6RQ+PHGeoNames ID
3009670La Defense Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Russian: Ля Дефанс
- Serbo-Croatian: Paris La Defense
- Paris La Défense
- Paris La défense
Other Places Named La Defense
In the Area
La Defense is situated close to the locality Les Champs Philippe and the abandoned locality Ancien bidonville de la Folie.
Localities
- La Garenne-ColombesLocality
- CharlebourgLocality
- île de VilliersArea
- NanterreTown
- Neuilly-sur-SeineTown
- SuresnesTown, 2½ km southwest
Landmarks
- Hilton Paris La DefenseHotel
- Paris La Défense HeliportRailway stop
- La Défense Railway StationRailway stop
- La Défense–Grande ArcheOffice
- Courbevoie Railway StationRailway stop
- Tour FirstBuilding
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page La Defense. Photo: Micdjunior, CC BY-SA 3.0.