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Boulogne-Billancourt ((:bu.lɔɲ.bi.jɑ̃.kuʁ); often colloquially called simply Boulogne) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. With an average household income of €30 561 Boulogne-Billancourt is the wealthiest among French communes of more than 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is the most populous suburb of Paris and one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine business district. In addition to this, it hosts one of France's largest and most famous football stadiums- the Parc des Princes. It also hosts the Roland Garros. ==Name== The original name of the commune was ''Boulogne-sur-Seine'' (meaning "Boulogne upon Seine"). Before the 14th century, Boulogne was a small village called ''Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud'' (meaning "Menuls near Saint-Cloud"). In the beginning of the 14th century, King Philip IV of France ordered the building in ''Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud'' of a church dedicated to the virgin of the sanctuary of Boulogne-sur-Mer, then a famous pilgrimage center in northern France. The church, meant to become a pilgrimage centre closer to Paris than the distant city of Boulogne-sur-Mer, was named Notre-Dame de Boulogne la Petite ("Our Lady of Boulogne the Minor"). Gradually, the village of ''Menuls-lès-Saint-Cloud'' became known as ''Boulogne-la-Petite'', and later as ''Boulogne-sur-Seine''. In 1924, ''Boulogne-sur-Seine'' was officially renamed Boulogne-Billancourt to reflect the development of the industrial neighbourhood of Billancourt annexed in 1860 (see history section below). As for the name Billancourt, it was recorded for the first time in 1150 as ''Bullencort'', sometimes also spelled ''Bollencort''. It comes from Medieval Latin ''cortem'', accusative of ''cors'', meaning "enclosure", "estate", suffixed to the Germanic patronym Buolo (meaning "friend, brother, kinsman"), thus having the meaning of "estate of Buolo". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boulogne-Billancourt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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