Rueil-Malmaison (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of France. It is located 12.6 kilometres (8 miles) from the centre of Paris.
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History 2
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Main sights 3
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Economy 4
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Transport 5
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International relations 6
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Twin towns – sister cities 6.1
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References 8
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Name
Rueil-Malmaison was originally called simply Rueil. In medieval times the name Rueil was spelled either Roialum, Riogilum, Rotoialum, Ruolium, or Ruellium. This name is made of the Celtic word ialo (meaning "clearing, glade", "place of") suffixed to a radical meaning "brook, stream" (Latin rivus, Old French rû), or maybe to a radical meaning "ford" (Celtic ritu).
In 1928, the name of the commune officially became Rueil-Malmaison in reference to its most famous tourist attraction, the Château de Malmaison, home of Napoléon's first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais.
The name Malmaison comes from Medieval Latin mala mansio, meaning "ill-fated domain", "estate of ill luck". In the Early Middle Ages Malmaison was the site of a royal residence which was destroyed by the Vikings in 846.
History
Rueil is famous for the Château de Malmaison where Napoleon and his first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais lived. Upon her death in 1814, she was buried at the nearby Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul church, which stands at the centre of the city.
The Rueil barracks of the Swiss Guard were constructed in 1756 under Louis XV by the architect Axel Guillaumot, and have been classified Monument historique since 1973. The Guard was formed by Louis XIII in 1616 and massacred at the Tuileries on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Rueil was located on the front line.
At the end of the 19th century, Impressionist painters like Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet and Claude Monet came to paint the Seine River which crosses the town.
Rueil is (despite the title) the principal location of the novel Loin de Rueil by the French novelist Raymond Queneau.
The town is twinned with Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, in the United Kingdom.[1]
Main sights
The Château de Malmaison, the residence of Napoléon's first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, is located in Rueil-Malmaison. It is home to a Napoleonic museum.
Economy
Office building in the new business district of Rueil-sur-Seine
The main campus of the La Défense business district, located only 5 km (3.1 mi) from Rueil, a trend first established by the move of Esso headquarters to Rueil.
There are about 850 service sector companies located in Rueil, 70 of which employ more than 100 people. A business district called Rueil-sur-Seine (previously known as "Rueil 2000") was created near the RER A Rueil-Malmaison station to accommodate these companies. The business district is equipped with a fiber-optic network.
Several major French companies have their world headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison, such as Schneider Electric and VINCI.[2][3] Schneider had its head office in Rueil-Malmaison since 2000; previously the building Schneider occupies housed the Schneider subsidiary Télémécanique.[4]
Several large international companies have also located their French headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison, such as ExxonMobil, AstraZeneca, American Express and Unilever.
Transport
Rueil-Malmaison is served by Rueil-Malmaison station on Paris RER line A.
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Rueil-Malmaison is twinned with:
^1 Sister City
See also
References
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^ "Elmbridge Online covering Cobham, Esher, Oxshott, Walton and Weybridge". Elmbridge-online.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
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^ "Privacy Policy." Schneider Electric. Retrieved on 8 July 2010.
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^ "Contact." (Map) Vinci. Retrieved on 7 July 2010.
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^ "Schneider-Electric s'est installé chez une filiale." Schneider Electric. Retrieved on 8 July 2010.
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^ "Partnerstädte" (in German). Bad Soden am Taunus. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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^ "Partnerstädte". Stadtgemeinde Kitzbühel (in German). Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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Rueil-Malmaison Official website (French)
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official Tourist Board of Rueil Malmaison
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