two gardens four parks Commonly known places Place de la Liberté (Freedom square), known under the name of place du marché (market) or place de l'Eglise (church) Place du Général Leclerc, known under the name of place de la Fontaine (Fountain plaza) Place de Belgique (Belgium square) Rond-point du Souvenir français, known under the name of place Jean Baillet Rond-point de l'Europe (Europe's plaza) Politics and administration List of mayors Twin towns - sister cities La Garenne-Colombes is twinned with: Wangen im Allgäu, Germany Yokneam Illit, Israel Harissa-Daraoun, Lebanon Valpaços, Portugal Education The commune has four public preschools and five public elementary schools Primary schools: René Guest, André Marsault, Ernest Renan (built in 1905), Sainte Geneviève, Sagot Voltaire Junior high school: Les Vallées Junior high school: Champs-Philippe (previously named Kleber Haedens, the name was revoked by the Hauts-de-Seine general council due to Haedens having been a nazi collaborationist) Vocational senior high school: Lycée La Tournelle Students wishing to attend a general high school may go to Lycée Albert-Camus in Bois-Colombes or Lycée Paul-Lapie in Courbevoie. The city owns a castle in Normandy where students are sometimes sent for class-holidays. Life in La Garenne-Colombes According to statistics published by the Figaro newspaper, La Garenne-Colombes is the Hauts-de-Seine's city with the lowest crime rate, without forgetting that the Hauts-de-Seine is a very quiet part of the Paris region. Personalities Born in La Garenne-Colombes Guy-Elphege Anouman (1994), athlete Patrick Chesnais (1947), French actor Émilie Lepennec (1987), French gymnast Fernand Oury (1920), French pedagogue and creator of modern French schooling Catherine Picard (1952), French politician Steven Nzonzi (1988), French soccer player Lived in La Garenne-Colombes William Klein, American painter, film-maker and photographer Cédric Mongongu, Footballer Deng Xiaoping, Chinese political leader Died in La Garenne-Colombes Jean Mitry (1907–1988), French film theorist, critic and filmmaker See also Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department References External links Communes of Hauts-de-Seine