Curiosities of Suresnes !!!

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As my blog is part wholly of my life, let me tell you about a place I worked for a couple of years and still with good friends in touch even coming for visits to me in my new Morbihan. I like to tell you about Suresnes, Hauts de Seine dept 92 in the Île de France region of my belle France.  And of course from Suresnes why not drive into the Bois de Boulogne! I found me new pictures in my vault and prompt me to do another post on this fine city by the Seine river ! All nice memories flashing as I write, never to be forgotten. Let me tell you more of curiosities of Suresnes !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

There are many wonderful to things to see , and I have told you about them in other posts ,such as the inspiring American Cementary , and the moving Mont Valérien. We walked around the town for me nice memories of a good company and friends that still in touch, one must move on for better without forgetting the old good moments,  and Suresnes was a very good moment. And of course great public transports to leave my car in the basement garage at work and just go over quick to Paris by metro, bus or tramway…. for more enjoyment!  And of course from Suresnes why not drive into the Bois de Boulogne! This is just done going over the pont de Suresnes bridge and into the Porte Maillot Paris ! All nice memories flashing as I write, never to be forgotten. 

After working in town, decided to bring the family to see my footsteps as I usually have done in many places. I chose the Campanile hotel right before going into the Pont de Suresnes; a wonderful chain that I have used before in France. The Suresnes property front lobby and to resto.

The official Campanile hotel Suresnes : https://paris-ouest-pont-de-suresnes.campanile.com/en-us/

As I walked down the train station or walking around at lunch time, you can see the wonderful Hôtel de Ville of Suresnes. Built in a neo Classical style, and moving into in 1889, the city/town hall was bombarded in 1940 during WWII ,and the reconstruction took long until 1992! Inside it houses a monumental double revolution staircase and high attics. The statues of its facade are adorned with statues of Law and Justice. Inside there are many frescoes on the walls and ceilings.

The Pont de Suresnes is over the Seine river. It connects the Bois de Boulogne (Paris 75) to the city of Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine 92). Four bridges have existed here before, the suspension bridge (1842-1870), the boat bridge (1870-1874), the metal bridge (1874-1950) and the current bridge since the latter date. Historically, the only way to cross the Seine at Suresnes was by ferry. The oldest mention of this type of flat-bottomed boat in Suresnes dates back to 1590.  On the Suresnes side, the bridge outlet is now directly with the current Boulevard Henri-Sellier (old Versailles), a much more important communication route. It also overlooks the platforms which are perpendicular to it, access ramps being fitted out to connect the tracks together. The new bridge was erected upstream of the old bridge. It was inaugurated on February 22, 1951. At this point, the Seine is bordered on the Bois de Boulogne side by the Allée du Bord-de-l’Eau, and on the Suresnes side by Quai Gallieni and Quai Léon-Blum. The bridge extends the bd Henri-Sellier, at the exit of which side lanes provide access to the quays. On the side of the Bois de Boulogne, the bridge, which follows the route of the old national road 185 now departamental D 985, is in the axis of the road to Suresnes.

Suresnes pont de suresnes seine to boulogne paris

The barrage-écluse de Suresnes  or dam-lock of Suresnes is a river building located on the Seine at Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine 92 ), along the Quai Gallieni. It is made up of three locks and two dams, the latter being separated by the island of Puteaux. On December 6, 1861, the prefect (Baron) Haussmann signed an investigation to create a dam in Suresnes; the construction of a lock and a fixed weir, the work of which was completed around 1869.  On April 6, 1878, a law was passed to carry out major works improving navigation between Paris and Rouen. The Suresnes lock must therefore be modified, the Suresnes dam is rebuilt and that of Neuilly is replaced by another on the right arm of Suresnes. To do this, on the Suresnes side, you have to encroach on the towpath, move the lock keeper’s house and expropriate land from residents. The work, carried out from 1880 to 1885, led to the extension of the old lock by 57 meters and the construction of a second one 180 meters long.

Suresnes ecluse boat passing seine
A spillway 66 meters wide and divided into two passes of 30.5 meters, separated by a stack of five meters, was thus built from 1930 to 1933, A new section was built in 1972 along the first locks and through the dam, This lock is 185 meters long, 18 meters wide and 5 meters deep. Nowadays, the dams and the lock are fully automated. It is the only river gateway to Paris. The Suresnes dam-lock has a command post controlling the 17 km of the Seine which separates it from that of Maisons-Alfort (Val-de-Marne 94). it is also responsible for protecting Paris from flooding during floods.

Suresnes ecluse cargo boat pusher boat seine

And yes why not, I took the train here too; just to show my family the area as to work came by car…you know…The Suresnes-Mont Valérien train station is hilly but easy from the Gare Saint Lazare in Paris. Another world but worth a look, especially if visiting the area. Nice hilly climb from the Seine, good for you … Any train station can get you here by train, RER E , metro, bus 93  etc. Both Roissy CDG and Orly are accessable as well in combination direct bus roissybus ,and tramway.  All in less than an hour.

The Transilien public transports of the Paris region on the train station of Suresnes: https://www.transilien.com/fr/gare/suresnes-mont-valerien-8738237

The city of Suresnes on its heritage : https://www.suresnes.fr/ma-ville/decouvrir/patrimoine/

The Suresnes tourist office on its heritage : https://en.suresnes-tourisme.com/heritage-suresnes.html

The Suresnes magazine on historical facts I like : https://suresnes-mag.fr/categorie-decouvrir/histoires-suresnoises/

There you go folks, hope you stop by ; this is a very nice area of Suresnes,  in the off the beaten path of my belle France. The best part was coming back and seeing the familiar places still open! Luck will have it will come back when possible. Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Suresnes !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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