Malakoff
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Malakoff is a suburban commune
in the Hauts-de-Seine
department southwest of Paris
, France
. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre of the city
.
. It is named after the Battle of Malakoff
, fought during the Crimean War
.
: Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves
and Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet
.
Malakoff is also served by Vanves – Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Malakoff and the commune of Vanves
, on the Vanves side of the border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
department southwest of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre of the city
Kilometre Zero
In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
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History
The commune of Malakoff was created on 8 November 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of VanvesVanves
Vanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France -History:...
. It is named after the Battle of Malakoff
Battle of Malakoff
The Battle of Malakoff, during the Crimean War, was fought between the French and Russian armies on 7 September 1855 as a part of the Siege of Sevastopol and resulted in a French victory under General MacMahon. In one of the war's defining moments, the French zouave Eugène Libaut installed the...
, fought during the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
.
Transport
Malakoff is served by two stations on Paris Métro line 13Paris Metro Line 13
Line 13 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. The result of the fusion of the now-extinct Line B of the Nord-Sud Company and the old Line 14 of the CMP. Their creation was destined to be replaced by a north-south RER line before the reorganisation of the...
: Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves
Malakoff - Plateau de Vanves (Paris Métro)
Malakoff - Plateau de Vanves is an underground station on line Line 13 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Malakoff.The station opened on 9 November 1976 as part of the extension of line 13 from Porte de Vanves and Châtillon - Montrouge.-Layout:...
and Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet
Malakoff - Rue Étienne Dolet (Paris Métro)
Malakoff - Rue Étienne Dolet is a surface station on line Line 13 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Malakoff.The station opened on 9 November 1976 as part of the extension of line 13 from Porte de Vanves and Châtillon - Montrouge. It is named after Malakoff and the street of Rue Étienne Dolet,...
.
Malakoff is also served by Vanves – Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Malakoff and the commune of Vanves
Vanves
Vanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France -History:...
, on the Vanves side of the border.
Notable residents
- Adolphe Roehn, painter (1780–1867), died at Malakoff.
- Hubert Ponscarme (1827–1903), sculptor and metalworker, member of the first city council. A street and a city gate are named for him. He lived in the Avenue Auguste DumontAugustin-Alexandre DumontAugustin-Alexandre Dumont was a French sculptor.He was one of a long line of famous sculptors, the great-grandson of Pierre Dumont, son of Jacques-Edme Dumont and brother to Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc. In 1818, he started studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris; he was a pupil of Pierre...
, a name assigned to the street at the urging of Ponscarme himself; Dumont was his beloved teacher. - Charles BourseulCharles BourseulCharles Bourseul was a pioneer in development of the "make and break" telephone about 20 years before Bell made a practical telephone....
(1829–1912), savant, inventor of a method of transmitting words using electricity. He lived at 62, rue d'Arcueil (since named the rue Paul Vaillant-CouturierPaul Vaillant-CouturierPaul Vaillant-Couturier was a French author, journalist and politician. He studied history and law but very early, in 1912, he began writing...
). - Henri RousseauHenri RousseauHenri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier , a humorous description of his occupation as a toll collector...
, called "The Customs Agent", (1844–1910), painter, took his nickname from the fact that his full-time job was as a collector of taxes (the octroiOctroiOctroi is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.-Antiquity:Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being known in Roman times as vectigalia...
) at the Porte de Vanves in Malakoff. - Edmond LachenalEdmond LachenalEdmond Lachenal was a French potter.Edmond Lachenal had two sons, Jean-Jacques Lachenal and Raoul Lachenal who succeeded him as potters. Edmond Lachenal was one of the pivotal figures in the development and creation of Art Nouveau in ceramics, and his works are comparable in influence and...
, (1855–1948), potter who opened his first pottery works (from 1880 to 1887) in the city.http://www.jasonjacques.com/works/edmond-lachenal/ - Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), was a psychiatrist, an ethnologist, and a photographer. Lived in a beautiful villa in the rue Vincent Moris.
- Pierre CuriePierre CuriePierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...
(1859–1906) and Marie CurieMarie CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
(1867–1934) rented a house in the market street (rue du Marché, now called the rue Gabriel-Crié). In a shed on the property, they pursued some of their work with radium (1900 to 1904). - Henri Désiré LandruHenri Désiré LandruHenri Désiré Landru was a French serial killer and real-life "Bluebeard".-Early life:Landru was born in Paris. After leaving school, he spent four years in the French Army from 1887 – 1891. After he was discharged from service, he proceeded to have a sexual relationship with his cousin...
, serial killer, had a small garage on the Châtillon road (now called the avenue Pierre BrossolettePierre BrossolettePierre Brossolette was a French journalist, left-wing politician, a top leader and major hero of French Resistance.-Education and journalism:...
) around the time of the First World War. - Eugène ChristopheEugene ChristopheEugène Christophe was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France .Eugène Christophe rode 11 Tours de France and finished eight...
, cyclist (1885–1970), winner of the Milan-San Remo race and first wearer of the yellow jersey in the Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
. - SanyuSanyuSanyu is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.-External links:*...
(1901–1966), painter, lived from 1928 to 1931 in Malakoff at the foot of Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise...
street. - Isaac Antcher (also called Ancer), painter (1889–1992), died at Malakoff where he lived for many years and established his studio between the two World Wars.
- Francesca Solleville, singer, lives in Malakoff.
- Marie-Claude Treilhou, film director, lives in Malakoff.
- Pablo Reinoso, artist and designer, lives in Malakoff.
- Pierre Ascaride, a theatrical director, lives in Malakoff.
- Laure Adler, journalist and writer, lives in Malakoff.
- Christian BoltanskiChristian BoltanskiChristian Boltanski is French sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker.-Life and work:Having no formal art education, he began painting in 1958. Nevertheless, he first came to public attention in 1960 with few short films and publication of several notebooks...
lives and works in Malakoff. - Louis de GrandmaisonLouis Loyzeau de GrandmaisonLouis Loyzeau de Grandmaison was a French General during World War I, he was Chief of Operations for the General Staff, where he promoted attaque à outrance....
, painter, lived in Malakoff. - Sam SzafranSam SzafranSam Szafran is a French artist.-Biography:Sam Szafran was born in Paris in 1934, a son of Polish Jewish immigrants. He grew up in the Quartier des Halles. Hidden in the countryside and later in Switzerland during World War II he returned to Paris in 1951, after four years in Australia...
, artist, lives and works in Malakoff
External links
- Official website (in French)