Clichy (sometimes unofficially
Clichy-la-Garenne) is a
commune in the northwestern suburbs of
Paris,
France. It is located 6.4 km (4 miles) from the
center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in
Europe.
The headquarters of the
L'Oréal Group, the world's largest company in
cosmetics and
beauty,
Bic, one of the biggest pen producers in the world, and
Sony France, a large
electronics and
media company, are located in Clichy.
Name
The name Clichy was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as
Clippiacum, later corrupted into
Clichiacum, meaning "estate of Cleppius", a
Gallo-Roman landowner.
In the 13th century, the plain of Clichy was used as a
garenne (a word which gave English
warren), i.e. a hunting park, a game preserve for the exclusive use of the king or a lord, and so Clichy became known as Clichy-la-Garenne ("Clichy the Warren").
Between 1793 and 1795, during the
French Revolution, Clichy-la-Garenne was renamed
Clichy-la-Patriote (meaning "Clichy the Patriot"), perhaps because the word
garenne reminded of the feudal privileges abolished in 1789.
After the Revolution, the French administration officially recorded the name of the commune as Clichy only, dropping the "la-Garenne". This is still the case today. However, in many instances the municipality of Clichy refers to the commune as Clichy-la-Garenne, although this is not the official name.
History
Clichy was the capital of the......
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