Coordinates: 48°53′52″N 2°15′11″E / 48.8977777778°N 2.25305555556°E
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Commune of Courbevoie |
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 Night view of La Défense in the south of Courbevoie |
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regional map
  Courbevoie
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Mayor | Jacques Kossowski |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 25–56 m (82–184 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 85,716 (2006) |
| - Density | 20,555 /km2 (53,240 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92026/ 92400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Courbevoie (French pronunciation: [kuʁbœvwa]) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.2 km. (5.1 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the southern part of Courbevoie (as well as parts of Puteaux and Nanterre).
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The name Courbevoie comes from Latin Curva Via and means "curved highway", allegedly in reference to a Roman road from Paris to Normandy which made a sharp turn to climb the hill over which Courbevoie was built.
Courbevoie is divided into two cantons:
Courbevoie is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Courbevoie and Bécon-les-Bruyères.
Courbevoie is also served by Esplanade de La Défense station on Paris Métro Line 1, in the business district of La Défense.
There are also a large number of city buses that come through the bustling La Défense station.
When it comes to air transportation, Courbevoie can be served by Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport as well as Paris-Orly to the south and Beauvais Airport to the north.
Courbevoie is twinned with:
Forest-Vorst (Brussels), Belgium
Enfield Town (London), United Kingdom
Freudenstadt (Baden-Württemberg), Germany
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Total S.A. has its head office in the Tour Total in La Défense and in Courbevoie.[1]
 Street at the border between Courbevoie and Asnières |
 Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887 |
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