Issy-les-Moulineaux - Definition

Issy-les-Moulineaux, is a city in the département of Hauts-des-Seine in the southwestern suburban Paris, France.

Administration

Mayors of Issy-les-Moulineaux:

• 1903 - 1908 : Auguste Gervais
• 1908 - 1911 : Henri Mayer
• 1911 - 1919 : Léon-Victor Clément
• 1919 - 1922 : Justin Oudin
• February - May 1923 : Saint-Martin (Special delegation)
• May - October 1923 : Eugène Demarne
• 1923 - 1935 : Justin Oudin
• 1935 - 1939 : Victor Cresson
• 1945 - 1949 : Fernand Maillet
• 1949 - 1953 : Jacques Madaule
• May - July 1953 : Fernand Maillet
• 1953 - 1973 : Bonaventure Leca
• 1973 - 1980 : Raymond Menand
• 1980 - present: André Santini

On January 1, 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Arc de Seine along with other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray. The early airfield here has been encroached upon by urban development and a sports centre but the residual area, mainly laid to grass, continues to serve Paris as a heliport and the Securite Civile have a detachment here close to maintenance facilities. Custom facilities are available and the facility is especially busy during the Salon d'Aeronautique airshows held at Le Bourget on the other side of the city.

It is divided into 2 cantons (districts):

• Issy-les-Moulineaux East, part of the commune pop: 25,399
• Issy-les-Moulineaux West, part of the commune and part of Meudon (pop: 34,120)

Twinnings

• Weiden, Germany, 1954
• Frameries, Belgium, 1979
• Macerata, Italy, 1982
• Hounslow, 1982
• Dapaong, Togo, 1989
• Pozuelo de Alarcòn, Spain 1990
• Nahariya, Israel, 1994

Sites of Interest

• Île le Saint-Germain, an island located in the Seine. The island is divided into two parts, the urban side includes the offices and a residential area. The other side includes a part with the Tour aux Figures (Tower of Figures) [1] (http://194.254.135.72/parcs/parcs/germain/images/isgtour.jpg). The Île Seguin is downstream.