La Défense
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.Photo: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Micdjunior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Dimitri Destugues, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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.Esplanade de La Défense station
Esplanade de La Défense is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 on the outskirts of La Défense on the border of Courbevoie and Puteaux.Localities in the Area
Courbevoie
Photo: Clicsouris, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Courbevoie is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France.
Puteaux
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Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
Neuilly-sur-Seine
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Neuilly-sur-Seine, also known simply as Neuilly, is an urban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department just west of Paris in France.
La Défense
- Type: Suburb with 20,000 residents
- Description: dedicated business district outside of Paris
- Categories: central business district, financial centre and locality
- Location: Arrondissement of Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.89101° or 48° 53' 28" northLongitude
2.24121° or 2° 14' 28" eastPopulation
20,000Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)United Nations Location Code
FR PLDOpen Location Code
8FW4V6RR+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4545578227OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8504417Wikidata ID
Q987729La Défense Satellite Map
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- Chinese: 勒地方士
- Chinese: 拉德芳斯
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- French: Quartier d'affaires de La Défense
- French: Quartier de La Défense
- French: Rond-point de Courbevoie
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- Georgian: დეფანსი
- Georgian: ლა-დეფანსი
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- Ukrainian: Дефанс
- Ukrainian: Ла Дефанс
- Ukrainian: Ля Дефанс
- Urdu: لا دیفانس
- Uzbek: La Défense
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- Waray (Philippines): La Défense
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- Wu Chinese: 拉德芳斯
- Yue Chinese: 勒地方士
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Other Places Named La Défense
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