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Garches () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.

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Garches is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-Seine department and the arrondissement of Nanterre. It is part of the Grand Paris region and the Île-de-France administrative area. The town serves as the capital of the canton of Garches and is associated with the canton of Saint-Cloud for electoral purposes. Its head of government is Jacques Gautier.

The commune has an area of 2.69 square kilometers and an elevation of 164 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Marnes-la-Coquette, Vaucresson, Rueil-Malmaison, and Saint-Cloud. Garches is twinned with Gröbenzell. The population is recorded as 18,084, comprising 8,422 males and 9,447 females. The official postal code is 92380.

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Place details

Locality
Garches
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
18,930
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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PM2.5
4.3 µg/m³
PM10
7.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Garches
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Garches (Hauts-de-Seine).svg
French commune.image flag
Flag of Garches.gif
French commune.map
Garches_map.svg
French commune.map caption
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
French commune.arrondissement
Nanterre
French commune.canton
Saint-Cloud
French commune.INSEE
92033
French commune.postal code
92380
French commune.mayor
Jeanne Becart
French commune.term
2024–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Grand Paris
French commune.demonym
Garchois
French commune.elevation m
163
French commune.elevation min m
98
French commune.elevation max m
162
French commune.area km2
2.69
French commune.commune status
Commune

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Garches
Country
France
Located in
Grand Paris
Population
17743
Area
2.69
Elevation
132
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Head of government
Jacques Gautier
Shares border with
Saint-Cloud
Official website
garches.fr
Image
Garches - Town hall - 2.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Gröbenzell
topic's main category
Category:Garches
Commons category
Garches
category for people born here
Category:Births in Garches
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Garches
postal code
92380
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Cloud
male population
8422
female population
9447
contact page URL
garches.fr/contact
phone number
+33-1-47-95-66-66
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Population
  • Sites of interest
  • 19 January Monument
  • Church of St. Louis
  • Transport
  • Education
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Garches () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.

Garches has remained largely residential, with a population of 17,898 as of 2021, but is also the location of Raymond Poincaré University Hospital, which specialises in traumatology, road accidents and physiotherapy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garches” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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