Roman forces. The archeological work in Nanterre has suggested over 15 hectares of pre-Roman or Roman era construction. These archeologic findings may be an indication that Nanterre was the closest pre-Roman settlement to the city's modern centre. Sainte Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, was born in Nanterre ca. 419–422. On 27 March 2002, Richard Durn, a disgruntled local activist, shot and killed eight town councilors and 19 others were wounded in what the French press dubbed the Nanterre massacre. On 28 March, the murderer killed himself by jumping from the 4th floor of 36 Quai des Orfèvres, in Paris, while he was questioned by two policemen about the reason for his killing in the Nanterre City Hall. Administration Nanterre is divided into two cantons: Canton of Nanterre-1 Canton of Nanterre-2 Transport Nanterre is served by three stations on RER line A: Nanterre-Préfecture, Nanterre-Université, and Nanterre-Ville. Nanterre-Université station is also an interchange station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. Economy Société Générale has its headquarters in the Tours Société Générale in La Défense and Nanterre. The company moved into the building in 1995. Faurecia, the sixth-largest automotive parts supplier, has its headquarters in Nanterre. Groupe du Louvre and subsidiary Louvre Hôtels have their head office in Village 5 in La Défense and Nanterre. Education Senior high schools include: Lycée Joliot-Curie de Nanterre Lycée professionnel Louise-Michel Lycée professionnel Paul-Langevin Lycée professionnel Claude-Chappe Sports The basketball club Nanterre 92 plays at Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez. The rugby union club Racing 92 opened the new Paris La Défense Arena in October 2017 and played their first game in the new facility in December 2017. It has a capacity of 32,000 for rugby and 40,000 for concerts. The venue opened as U Arena, but received its current name in June 2018 through a sponsorship deal with Paris La Défense, the company that manages the La Défense business district. Demographics Population Immigration International relations Nanterre is twinned with: Craiova, Romania Pesaro, Italy Tlemcen, Algeria Veliky Novgorod, Russia Watford, England, United Kingdom Žilina, Slovakia See also La Défense business district. List of tallest structures in Paris Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department References External links Official website Université Paris 10 Nanterre (in French) Nanterre students (in French) News coverage of March 2006 University occupation (in English) Pictures of Nanterre (in French) Nanterre Cathedral gallery of pictures Communes of Hauts-de-Seine Cities in Île-de-France Prefectures in France