Bois-Colombes: history and sights
Served by: Transilien J.
Did you know?
Until the mid-19th century, the Bois de Colombes was a wooded, almost uninhabited district of Colombes; drawn by the station, it grew and became an independent commune.
Anecdote
Bois-Colombes station is the work of the architect Urbain Cassan; a mural recalls the Hispano-Suiza factory, which left the town in 1999.
Around Bois-Colombes
- Gare de Bois-Colombes, 270 m away — A historic station on the Paris–Saint-Germain line, by Urbain Cassan, which gave birth to the town.
- Parc Franklin-Roosevelt, 700 m away — An urban park in Bois-Colombes, south of the station.
- Fresque Hispano-Suiza, 900 m away — A mural recalling the Hispano-Suiza factory, which left in 1999.