Information About

Hauts-de-seine




  Region Île-de-France
  Prefecture Nanterre
  Subprefectures Antony <br> Boulogne-<br>Billancourt
  Population 1,490,783<br>1,428,881pop_date=Jan1, 2004 estimate<br>&nbsp-March 8, 1999 censuspop_rank=6thdensity=8,470
  Area 176area_scale=8
  Arrond 3cantons=45communes=36
  President Nicolas Sarkozy pres_party=
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Hauts-de-Seine (92) (literally " Seine Heights") is a '' Département '' in France . It is part of the Île-de-France '' Région ''. It is small and densely populated and contains the modern office, theatre, and shopping complex known as '' La Défense '' with its modern '' Grande Arche ''.


GEOGRAPHY


Hauts-de-Seine and two other small ''départements'', Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne , form a ring around Paris , known as the ''petite couronne'' (i.e. "inner ring").



ADMINISTRATION


Hauts-de-Seine is made up of 3 Departmental Arrondissements and 36 Communes :