Garches () is a commune in the

Hauts-de-Seine 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 ...

department, in the western suburbs of

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. It is located from the centre of Paris. Garches has remained largely residential, with a population of 17,898 as of 2021, but is also the location of Raymond Poincaré University Hospital, which specialises in

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, road accidents and

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Population

Sites of interest

19 January Monument

The northern part of Garches was largely destroyed in the Battle of Buzenval on 19 January 1871, when besieged Parisian forces under

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attempted to break through the

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blockade and join the French troops at

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. Monuments in Rue du 19 janvier and Rue du Colonel de Rochebrune commemorate the events.

Church of St. Louis

Construction of the church began in 1298 following the canonisation of

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, as recorded on the plaque at the entrance. It was the first church in France dedicated to St. Louis. The original church was partly destroyed in the Battle of Buzenval; it was rebuilt in 1876 and restored beginning in 1980 with the 19th-century stained-glass windows and continuing in 1983 with the complete restoration and enlargement of the organ. The spire was rebuilt in 1988, the cross reconsecrated in 1989, the carved tympanum restored in 1990, and interior and façade renovation carried out beginning in 1995. A bell dated to 1787 was classified as a historic monument on 27 April 1944. The cemetery adjacent to the church was moved in 1930 and contains the graves of some well-known people, including jazz musician

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, who chose to spend his last years in Garches.

Transport

Garches is served by Garches–Marnes-la-Coquette station on the

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suburban rail line and by 9 bus lines linking it with Paris and other suburbs.

Education

Public schools: *Three preschools: École maternelle Ramon, École maternelle Saint-Exupéry, École maternelle Pasteur *Three elementary schools: École élémentaire Pasteur A, École élémentaire Pasteur B, and École élémentaire Gaston Ramon *Collège Henri Bergson, a junior high school *A special high school, E.R.E.A. Jacques Brel (for students with handicapped motor skills)Les écoles - Enseignement spécialisé
" Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. Specialized senior high schools in the area include: * Lycée Jean Monnet -

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* Lycée Toulouse Lautrec - Vaucresson There is a private school in the commune, Ecole Jean-Paul II.Les écoles - l'enseignement privé
" Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Communes of Hauts-de-Seine