Levallois-Perret is a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret (started by landowner Jean-Jacques Perret in 1822) and Village Levallois (founded by developer Nicolas-Eugène Levallois in 1845), and which resulted in the incorporation of the ...
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Levallois-Perret is a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret (started by landowner Jean-Jacques Perret in 1822) and Village Levallois (founded by developer Nicolas-Eugène Levallois in 1845), and which resulted in the incorporation of the commune (see history section below).
On the territory of what is now Levallois-Perret there existed before the French Revolution the village of Villiers and the hamlet of Courcelles (or La Planchette), which gave their names to two Paris Métro stations. At the time of the creation of French communes during the French Revolution, these were part of the commune of Clichy, while the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine extended over what is now the south-western part of Levallois-Perret.
Landowner Jean-Jacques Perret started some housing developments in...
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