La Defense
La Défense is a collection of modern high-rise office and residential buildings built according to an evolving central plan on the western outskirts of Paris, beyond the last Parisian loop of the river Seine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Paris La Défense”
- Postal codes:
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grande Arche and ESSEC.
Grande Arche
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
La Grande Arche de la Défense, originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité, is a monument and building in the business district of La Défense and in the commune of Puteaux, to the west of Paris, France.
ESSEC
School
Photo: Rdavout, CC BY-SA 2.5.
ESSEC Business School is a French business school and Grande école. Its main campus is located in Cergy, with additional campuses in Paris, Rabat, and Singapore.
La Défense–Grande Arche
Metro station
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Défense station is a station of the Transilien suburban rail lines, RER commuter rail network, Paris Métro, as well as a stop of the Île-de-France tram network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puteaux and Courbevoie.
Puteaux
Town
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, 8.7 kilometres from the centre of Paris. La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre.
Courbevoie
Town
Photo: Clicsouris, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Courbevoie is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is a suburb of Paris, 8.2 km from the center of Paris.
La Defense
- Location: Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.89187° or 48° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
2.23898° or 2° 14′ 20″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8FW4V6RQ+PHGeoNames ID
3009670
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In Other Languages
From French to Serbo-Croatian—“La Defense” goes by many names.
- French: “Paris La défense”
- Russian: “Ля Дефанс”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Paris La Defense”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Champs Philippe and Ancien bidonville de la Folie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hilton Paris La Defense and Paris La Défense Heliport.
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