Grand Paris
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Sarkozy's renovation of Paris, also known as the Grand Paris, is a vast public works programme commissioned by French president Nicolas Sarkozy between 2016 and 2030.
Image: Monmartre as seen from UNESCO headquarters, July 2009 (cropped)
Image: View from Pont Alexandre III, Paris (35275631304)
Image: La Défense from the Arc de Triomphe 20150802
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Hauts-de-Seine
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Hauts-de-Seine is a department in the Île-de-France region of France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west and Essonne to the south. With a population of 1,624,357 and a total area of 176 square kilometres, it has the second highest population density among all departments of France, after Paris. It is the fifth most populous department in France. Its prefecture is Nanterre, but Boulogne-Billancourt, one of its two subprefectures, alongside Antony, has a larger population.
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Image: Le Château Musée départemental de Sceaux, Journées du Patrimoine 2020
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Image: La Défense depuis La Garenne Colombes