La Défense
dedicated business district outside of Paris
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Summary
La Défense is a central business district[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of central business district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,292 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hauts-de-Seine[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seine[5]
- Instance of: financial center[6], tourist attraction[7]
- Shares border with: Puteaux[8], Courbevoie[9], Nanterre[10], La Garenne-Colombes[11], Neuilly-sur-Seine[12]
- Named after: La Défense de Paris[13]
- Executive body: Paris La Défense[14]
- Postal code: 92[15]
- Commons category: La Défense[16]
- Located in time zone: Central European Summer Time[17]
- Inception: 1958[18]
- Official website: https://parisladefense.com[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Défense[20]
- Commons gallery: La Défense[21]
- Population: 42,000[22]
- Official name: Paris La Défense[23]
- Motto text: La vie en grand[24]
- Different from: La Défense[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 53 m[26]
- Area: 14 km²[27]
- Number of viewers/listeners: 3,400,617[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of La Défense[29]
- Social media followers: 12,809[30], 13,167[31], 13,672[32]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from La Défense[33]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for La Défense include it[34], a railway station[35], in France[36], founded in 1959[37].
Why It Matters
La Défense has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include it[34], a railway station[35], in France[36], founded in 1959[37].