Garches
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Garches (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁʃ] i) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.9 km (7.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Garches Town Hall | |
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 Paris and inner ring départements | |
Location of Garches  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°50′46″N 2°11′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | Saint-Cloud |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jeanne Becart[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Population | 17,557 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 92033 /92380 |
| Elevation | 98–162 m (322–531 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Garches has remained largely residential, but is also the location of Raymond Poincaré University Hospital, which specialises in traumatology, road accidents and physiotherapy.