Neuilly-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [nœji syʀ sɛn]) is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. It is located 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from the center of Paris.
Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential neighbourhoods, as well as the headquarters of many corporations. It is often lumped togethe...
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Neuilly-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [nœji syʀ sɛn]) is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. It is located 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from the center of Paris.
Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential neighbourhoods, as well as the headquarters of many corporations. It is often lumped together with some areas of the neighbouring 16th arrondissement of Paris as Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy, a compendium of "bourgeois" (i.e., upscale) neighbourhoods.
The origins of Neuilly-sur-Seine's name are quite confused and controversial. Originally, Neuilly was a small hamlet under the jurisdiction of Villiers, a larger settlement mentioned in medieval sources as early as 832 and now absorbed by the commune of Levallois-Perret. It was not until 1222 that the little settlement of Neuilly, established on the banks of the Seine, was mentioned for the...
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