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La Defense

La Defense is Europe's largest business center with 80 hectares of offices and shopping centers.

140 000 people work in La Defense, a Paris district five kilometers West of Paris city.

With headquarters of companies such as IBM,  Total, Axa, EDF, GDF Suez and Areva, La Defense is a European economic powerhorse.


The CNIT in La Defense
La Grande Arche in La Defense business district
La Grande Arche in La Defense
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A pedestrian district with underground car traffic, La Defense displays splendid architecture, including the CNIT conference center and the Grande Arche.

Add to it a huge and nice shopping center, Les Quatre Temps many hotels and restaurants, all within walking distance of RER A La Defense/Grande Arche metro station, 10 minutes from Arc de Triomphe.

Hotel Pullman in La Defense
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La Defense

La Defense nowadays attracts many million tourists and shoppers. It is the most modern district of Paris, a predominently 19th century city. It is therefore a good idea to stay in La Defense, especially if you come in Paris for business.

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La Defense web site
La Grande Arche web site

CNIT web site

The Orsay museum La Defense is a key transport hub: metro line 1 to Paris, RER A to Paris (RER B to Charles de Gaulle airport at Les Halles station), trains to Versailles.

The EDF Tower in La Defense     The Citea affordable hotel  in La Defense         The GDF Suez Tower in La Defense
The EDF Tower                                        The Citea affordable hotel                             The GDF Suez Tower

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