# Garches

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Commune in Île-de-France, France

Garches Commune Garches Town Hall Flag Coat of arms Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs Location of Garches Garches Show map of France Garches Show map of Île-de-France (region) Coordinates: 48°50′46″N 2°11′20″E / 48.8461°N 2.1889°E / 48.8461; 2.1889 Country France Region Île-de-France Department Hauts-de-Seine Arrondissement Nanterre Canton Saint-Cloud Intercommunality Grand Paris Government • Mayor (2024–2026) Jeanne Becart[1] Area 1 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 17,743 • Density 6,600/km2 (17,100/sq mi) Demonym Garchois 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) Website garches.fr 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

**Garches** (French pronunciation: [\[ɡaʁʃ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fr-Paris--Garches.ogg)) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Hauts-de-Seine](/source/Hauts-de-Seine) department, in the western suburbs of [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France). It is located 11.9 km (7.4 mi) from the [centre of Paris](/source/Kilometre_zero).

Garches has remained largely residential, but is also the location of [Raymond Poincaré University Hospital](/source/Raymond_Poincar%C3%A9_University_Hospital), which specialises in [traumatology](/source/Traumatology), road accidents and [physiotherapy](/source/Physiotherapy).

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 14,217 — 1975 17,998 +3.43% 1982 18,094 +0.08% 1990 17,957 −0.09% 1999 18,036 +0.05% 2007 18,196 +0.11% 2012 17,818 −0.42% 2017 17,869 +0.06% 2023 17,743 −0.12% Source: INSEE[3]

## Sites of interest

### 19 January Monument

The northern part of Garches was largely destroyed in the [Battle of Buzenval](/source/Battle_of_Buzenval_(1871)) on 19 January 1871, when besieged Parisian forces under [Louis Jules Trochu](/source/Louis_Jules_Trochu) attempted to break through the [German](/source/Germany) blockade and join the [French](/source/France) troops at [Versailles](/source/Versailles_(city)). Monuments in Rue du 19 janvier and Rue du Colonel de Rochebrune commemorate the events.

### Church of St. Louis

Construction of the church began in 1298 following the canonisation of [St. Louis](/source/Louis_IX_of_France), as recorded on the plaque at the entrance.[4] It was the first church in France dedicated to St. Louis. The original church was partly destroyed in the Battle of Buzenval; it was rebuilt in 1876[5] and restored beginning in 1980 with the 19th-century stained-glass windows and continuing in 1983 with the complete restoration and enlargement of the organ. The spire was rebuilt in 1988, the cross reconsecrated in 1989, the carved tympanum restored in 1990, and interior and façade renovation carried out beginning in 1995. A bell dated to 1787 was classified as a historic monument on 27 April 1944.[6]

The cemetery adjacent to the church was moved in 1930 and contains the graves of some well-known people, including jazz musician [Sidney Bechet](/source/Sidney_Bechet), who chose to spend his last years in Garches.

## Transport

Garches is served by [Garches–Marnes-la-Coquette station](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garches%E2%80%93Marnes-la-Coquette_station&action=edit&redlink=1) on the [Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare](/source/Transilien_Paris-Saint-Lazare) suburban rail line and by 9 bus lines linking it with Paris and other suburbs.

## Education

Public schools:

- Three preschools: École maternelle Ramon, École maternelle Saint-Exupéry, École maternelle Pasteur[7]

- Three elementary schools: École élémentaire Pasteur A, École élémentaire Pasteur B, and École élémentaire Gaston Ramon[8]

- Collège Henri Bergson, a junior high school[9]

- A special high school, [E.R.E.A. Jacques Brel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E.R.E.A._Jacques_Brel&action=edit&redlink=1) (for students with handicapped motor skills)[10]

Specialized senior high schools in the area include:[10]

- [Lycée Jean Monnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyc%C3%A9e_Jean_Monnet_(Montrouge)&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Montrouge](/source/Montrouge)

- [Lycée Toulouse Lautrec](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyc%C3%A9e_Toulouse_Lautrec&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Vaucresson](/source/Vaucresson)

There is a private school in the commune, Ecole Jean-Paul II.[11]

## See also

- [Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department](/source/Communes_of_the_Hauts-de-Seine_department)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-92033) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_3-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-92033#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Base Palissy](/source/Base_Palissy): [IM92000978](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/IM92000978), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Base Mérimée](/source/Base_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e): [IA00048601](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA00048601), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Base Palissy](/source/Base_Palissy): [PM92000057](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM92000057), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "[Les écoles maternelles](http://www.ville-garches.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=409&Itemid=449)." Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "[Les écoles élémentaires](http://www.ville-garches.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=408&Itemid=450)." Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "[Enseignement secondaire](http://www.ville-garches.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=410&Itemid=451)." Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HS_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HS_10-1) "[Les écoles - Enseignement spécialisé](http://www.ville-garches.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=391&Itemid=434)." Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "[Les écoles - l'enseignement privé](http://www.ville-garches.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=389&Itemid=433)." Garches. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Garches](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Garches).

- [Official site](http://www.ville-garches.fr)

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