1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bourg-la-Reine (French pronunciation:[buʁlaʁɛn]ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
History
In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Town of the Queen") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.
Population
The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
749
—
1800
719
−0.58%
1806
822
+2.26%
1821
658
−1.47%
1831
992
+4.19%
1836
1,076
+1.64%
1841
1,435
+5.93%
1846
1,482
+0.65%
1851
1,484
+0.03%
1856
1,676
+2.46%
1861
1,920
+2.76%
1866
2,269
+3.40%
1872
2,186
−0.62%
1876
2,523
+3.65%
1881
2,741
+1.67%
1886
2,954
+1.51%
1891
3,009
+0.37%
1896
3,649
+3.93%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
4,181
+2.76%
1906
4,537
+1.65%
1911
5,011
+2.01%
1921
6,038
+1.88%
1926
7,346
+4.00%
1931
8,946
+4.02%
1936
9,838
+1.92%
1946
10,244
+0.41%
1954
11,708
+1.68%
1962
17,694
+5.30%
1968
18,711
+0.94%
1975
18,221
−0.38%
1982
18,070
−0.12%
1990
18,499
+0.29%
1999
18,251
−0.15%
2007
19,615
+0.91%
2012
19,872
+0.26%
2017
20,667
+0.79%
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Alain Delon (1935-2024) actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman, grew up in the city
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910), ceramicist, spent the last twenty years of his life there. His home is now a museum exhibiting 120 original works.
Gallery
Église Saint-Gilles.
Extase de Saint Benoît, 1746 by Jean II Restout. Painting inside of church Saint-Gilles in Bourg-la-Reine.