Suresnes

France
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Suresnes, town, Hauts-de-Seine département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. A western suburb of Paris, it lies along the Seine River. The town has a number of light industries and is also a growing commercial centre. Immediately west is Mont Valérien, an important defense post during the Franco-German War (1870–71), where an eternal flame burns in memory of the 4,500 Frenchmen killed by the Gestapo during World War II. Pop. (1999) 39,706; (2014 est.) 48,526.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.