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.- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Paris La Défense”
- Postal codes:
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grande Arche and La Défense–Grande Arche.
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.
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.
Les Quatre Temps
Shopping center
Photo: Jakubszypulka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westfield Les 4 Temps is the main shopping centre in the business district of La Défense, in the western suburbs of Paris, on the territory of the commune of Puteaux in the Hauts-de-Seine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faubourg de l’Arche and Puteaux.
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, extends over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre.
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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hilton Paris La Defense and La Défense Railway Station.
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