Map of Hauts-de-Seine

What you need to know about the Hauts-de-Seine department ?

We are currently presenting to you a French department that is an integral part of the Ile-de-France region. It is a very old department dating back to the year 1968. Furthermore, it is the Hauts-de-Seine department located to the west of Greater Paris.

According to the numbering system of Insee and La Poste, this is department 92. Regarding demographics, the inhabitants, also known as Altoséquanais, number 1,682,122 people and have a population density of 9,556 inhabitants per km², because the department actually covers an area of 176 km².

Moreover, the prefecture and the administrative center of the department is called Nanterre, and its sub-prefectures are called Antony and Boulogne-Billancourt. Administratively, the Hauts-de-Seine department is divided into 3 arrondissements, 13 legislative constituencies, 23 cantons, a single intercommunality called Métropole du Grand Paris, and finally, 36 communes.

Which departments border the Hauts-de-Seine department?

Since department 92, namely Hauts-de-Seine, is an integral part of the Ile-de-France region, its neighboring departments are: the Seine-Saint-Denis department which borders it to the northeast. Then, there is the Val-d’Oise department which borders it to the north, the Yvelines department which borders it to the west, the Essonne department which borders it to the south. Finally, there are the Val-de-Marne and Paris departments which border it to the east and southeast.

What is the climate like in the Hauts-de-Seine department?

When we talk about the Hauts-de-Seine department, it is actually a department with a type of climate quite close to that of the Paris basin. This type of climate is mainly characterized by mild winter periods accompanied by somewhat heavier rains, especially in the autumn period. Then, when we talk about the spring period, temperatures are mild, and not very hot, because in summer, it only reaches 24°C.

Regarding the climate of the Hauts-de-Seine department, we know that there is also a microclimate which is instantly a few degrees higher compared to the rest of the northern territory of the country. This is a consequence of the heat island effect in the urban area compared to the rest of the Paris agglomeration.

Antony

When we talk about the climate found in Antony, we see that it is of a somewhat degraded oceanic type. The fact is that when we talk about the communes near Antony, the weather is a bit sunnier with little precipitation. When we talk about the Parisian crown, the weather is also very sunny.

Boulogne-Billancourt

When we talk about this city, Boulogne-Billancourt, the climate is somewhat similar to that of Paris and other departments located in the inner suburbs. That is to say, the climate is somewhat degraded oceanic type.

What are the most important cities in the Hauts-de-Seine department?

We have compiled for you the 10 best cities in the Hauts-de-Seine department; these are the 10 most visited tourist cities

• Antony
• Courbevoie
• Issy-les-Moulineaux
• Rueil-Malmaison
• Asnières-sur-Seine
• Châtillon
• Colombes
• Clamart
• Bourg-la-Reine
• Gennevilliers

What are the largest municipalities in the Hauts-de-Seine department?

To establish this ranking, we referred to the area of the municipalities in the Hauts-de-Seine department, so here are the 10 largest municipalities in the 92:

• Rueil-Malmaison
• Nanterre
• Nanterre
• Gennevilliers
• Meudon
• Antony
• Clamart
• Colombes
• Saint-Cloud
• Châtenay-Malabry

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