Puteaux

Puteaux (French pronunciation: [pyto] ) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Puteaux
Rue Voltaire
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Puteaux
Puteaux
Puteaux
Coordinates: 48°53′06″N 2°14′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentHauts-de-Seine
ArrondissementNanterre
CantonCourbevoie-2
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joëlle Ceccaldi-Raynaud
Area
1
3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
43,672
  Density14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
92062 /92800
Elevation29–78 m (95–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux and parts of the neighbouring communes Courbevoie and Nanterre. The inhabitants of Puteaux are called Putéoliens in French.

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