Hauts-de-Seine: La Defense, Corporate France, and Wealthy Suburbs
Hauts-de-Seine is the wealthiest department in France outside Paris. La Defense, the business district of skyscrapers on its northern edge, is the largest purpose-built business district in Europe and houses the headquarters of major French corporations including Total, Societe Generale, and Engie. Nanterre is technically the prefecture, but the department is a patchwork of distinct communes.
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Boulogne-Billancourt, and Levallois-Perret are among the most expensive residential areas in the Paris region. Boulogne-Billancourt was the home of the Renault factory on the Ile Seguin (now the site of a performing arts complex). The department has over 1.6 million residents in a compact area. Sevres produces the famous porcelain at the national manufactory. The Parc de Saint-Cloud and Bois de Meudon provide green space along the western fringe.
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Hauts-de-Seine is the wealthiest department in France outside Paris. La Defense, the business district of skyscrapers on its northern edge, is the largest purpose-built business district in Europe and houses the headquarters of major French corporations including Total, Societe Generale, and Engie. Nanterre is technically the prefecture, but the department is a patchwork of distinct communes.
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Boulogne-Billancourt, and Levallois-Perret are among the most expensive residential areas in the Paris region. Boulogne-Billancourt was the home of the Renault factory on the Ile Seguin (now the site of a performing arts complex). The department has over 1.6 million residents in a compact area. Sevres produces the famous porcelain at the national manufactory. The Parc de Saint-Cloud and Bois de Meudon provide green space along the western fringe.
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