Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine

Bagneux
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms of Bagneux
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Bagneux
Bagneux is located in France
Bagneux
Bagneux
Location within France
Bagneux is located in Île-de-France (region)
Bagneux
Bagneux
Location within Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 48°47′54″N 2°18′49″E / 48.7983°N 2.3137°E / 48.7983; 2.3137
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentHauts-de-Seine
ArrondissementAntony
CantonBagneux
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Hélène Cillieres[1]
Area
1
4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
44,572
 • Density10,600/km2 (27,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
92007 /92220
Elevation55–111 m (180–364 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bagneux (French pronunciation: [baɲø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.[3] It is located 7.7 km (4.8 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

The name Bagneux is believed to derive from the Latin balneolum, meaning “little bath”, perhaps referring to springs that once existed in the area.[4]

The Hôtel de Ville was built for industrial purposes and completed in 1959.[5]

Geography

The commune of Bagneux is surrounded by the following communes, from the north and clockwise: Montrouge, Arcueil, Cachan, Bourg-la-Reine, Sceaux, Fontenay-aux-Roses and Châtillon.

Transport

Bagneux is served by Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac station on Paris Métro Line 4. Bagneux is also served by two stations on the edge of its boundary - Bagneux station on RER line B (on the territory of the neighbouring commune Cachan), and Barbara on Paris Métro Line 4 (on the territory of the neighbouring commune Montrouge).

Population

Education

Primary schools include:[8]

  • 10 preschools
  • 7 elementary schools

The commune has four junior high schools (collèges): Henri-Barbusse, Joliot-Curie, Romain-Rolland, and École les Jacquets.[9]

The commune has one public senior high school, Lycée professionnel Léonard-de-Vinci. Other public high schools in the area:[9]

There is also a private junior and senior high school, Groupe scolaire Saint-Gabriel.[9]

Gnomon

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International relations

Bagneux is twinned with:[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Commune de Bagneux | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  4. ↑ "Bagneux • A suburban secret is unveiled • FranceRent". francerent.com. Retrieved 2026-08-29.
  5. ↑ "De la Société Schlumberger à L'Hôtel de Ville" (PDF). Bagneux Infos No. 312. 1 November 2022. p. 36. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bagneux, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  8. ↑ "Étudier, scolarité De 2 à 12 ans Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine." Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Étudier, scolarité." Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Coopération internationale". bagneux92.fr (in French). Bagneux. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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