Boulogne-Billancourt is a city and commune in France, the sous-préfecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département in the Ile-de-France région. Population (1999): 106,367.
Administration
With the city of Sèvres, Boulogne-Billancourt is part of the communauté d'agglomération Val de Seine.
History
In 1924, the city changed its name: Boulogne-sur-Seine became officially Boulogne-Billancourt.
Miscellaneous
Births
Boulogne-Billancourt was the birthplace of:
- Baron Edmond James de Rothschild (1845-1934), philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs
- Leslie Caron (born 1931), film actress and dancer
- Edith Cresson (born 1934), politician, former Prime Minister of France
- Daniel Buren (born 1938), conceptual artist
- Bertrand Blier (born 1939), screenwriter and film director
- Xavier de Roux (born 1940), politician
- Marie Trintignant (1962-2003), actress
- Michael Vartan (born 1968), French-American actor
- Pierre Bellemare , actor, writer
- Alain Feydeau , actor
- David Hallyday, actor
- Claude Pinoteau , actor, director, writer, producer
- Jérôme Pradon , stage actor
- Véronique Sanson , musician
- Catherine Spaak , actress
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