and the news magazine L'Express, which made a coverstory of it at the end of 2005). In September 2005, Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud announced his intention to become mayor again, instead of his daughter. However, his daughter refused to resign. A lot of fixing was needed, in particular in the Municipal council (reported in a dispatch of the AFP of November 21, 2005). Municipal administration The mayors of Puteaux: Guillaume Nezot (in 1790). Pierre Nezot (in 1791). Philippe Gault (1791–1795). Guillaume Nezot (1795–1800). Jean Saulnier (1800–1816). Denis Legrand (1816–1826). Bernard Gerhard (1826–1831). Pierre Langlasse (refused the function). Victor Beau (in 1832). Guillaume Julien (1833–1840). Claude Pitois (1840–1847). Gabriel Panay (in 1848). Alfred Michel (1848–1851). Jean-Baptiste Léonard (1851–1857). Léon Godefroy (1857–1858) (deceased in function). Joseph Boucherot (1858–1870). Simon-Hyacinte Blanche (in 1870). Jean-Théoxene Roque de Fillol (in 1871). Arthur Guillaumet (1871–1872). Charles Lorilleux (en 1872). Auguste Blanche (1872–1880). Ernest Francillon (1881–1884). Charles Chenu (1884–1894). Charles Decroix (1894–1912). Lucien Voilin (1912–1925). Marius Jacotot (1925–1930). Georges Barthélémy (1930–1944). Firmin Aury (in August 1944). Henri Buisine (August 1944 – 1945). Jean Nennig (1945–1947). Roger Deniau (1947–1948). Georges Dardel (SFIO) (1948–1969). Charles Ceccaldi-Raynaud (1969–2004). Joëlle Ceccaldi-Raynaud (since 2004). Transport Puteaux is served by Puteaux station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail lines. Puteaux is also served by Esplanade de la Défense station on Paris Métro Line 1, in the business district of La Défense, as well as by La Défense station, a large interchange station on Paris Métro Line 1, on Paris RER line A, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. Puteaux is also served by the T2 (tramway 2), in the La Défense-Issy-Val de Seine line. Sport The Cercle de Puteaux hosted the tennis events for the 1900 Summer Olympics. Cultural depictions Puteaux is the setting for the 1961 film The Long Absence (Une aussi longue absence), winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Old street names International relations Puteaux is twinned with: See also Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department References External links Official website: mairie-puteaux.fr Unofficial Website, by a local blogger Téléputeaux Venues of the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis venues Communes of Hauts-de-Seine 1148 establishments in Europe 1140s establishments in France