Good Living

An important aspect of welcoming foreign businesses to the HAUTS-DE-SEINE is to guarantee that the families which come along with the businesses find it easy to have a good life style.

The environment and housing

With over 3,600 meters of public parks and gardens and 1,400 square meters of private gardens, combined with the 40 kilometers of the banks of the Seine and 100 kilometers of forest paths, the HAUTS-DE-SEINE is one of the greenest Departments of the Ile de France Region.

Nearly a third of the total surface area is dedicated to Parks and Gardens

The diversity of the Department's housing lends it a unique character. There is a vast residential area in the South West, which includes the towns of Vaucresson, Garches, Marnes-la-Coquette, Saint-Cloud, and Ville d'Avray, nestled in the most wooded part of the HAUTS-DE-SEINE. Moreover, the cost of housing is on average 25% lower than in Paris.

Well-known international schools for your children

The area has everything to ensure that your children will flourish in a well adapted, high-quality education system. Bilingual and international education is offered in numerous schools, from elementary to high school level, with courses offered in English (both British and American), German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese or Russian.

Moreover a high quality urban transport system makes it easy to get to other international schools in the Ile de France Region.

Among them are:

American School in Paris 41, rue Pasteur - Saint Cloud
Die Deutsche Schule Paris 18, rue Pasteur - Saint Cloud
Lycée d'Etat de Sèvres rue Lecoq - Sèvres
Lycée Espagnol 38, bd. Victor Hugo - Neuilly s/Seine
Collège dépatrtemental de Maison-Blanche 14, rue Maison-Blanche, Clamart
University of Hartford Business School 8, terrasse Bellini - Puteaux

Sports

The number and variety of sports clubs makes the HAUTS-DE-SEINE a sportsman's paradise. Everything for the whole family is available, from golf and tennis to sailing and horseback-riding, not to mention ice-skating, gymnastics and track and field facilities.

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