Gentilly

Gentilly is a commune within the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is the closest commune to Paris, located 4.1 km from the metropolis center. The name Gentilly turned into recorded for the first time within the 6th century as Gentilly, a royal estate of a few importance in which coinage turned into minted. The etymology of the call seems to be estate of Gentilius, a Gallo Roman landowner. On 1 January 1860, the town of Paris changed into enlarged via annexing neighboring communes.

On that occasion, about 1 or 2 of the commune of Gentilly turned into annexed to Paris, and paperwork now the neighborhoods of Maison Blanche and Glaciere, within the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris. On 13 December 1896, approximately half of the closing territory of Gentilly became indifferent and have become the commune of Le Kremlin Bicetre, leaving Gentilly with approximately 1 to 4 of its pre 1860 region. The well known photographer Robert Doisneau turned into born in Gentilly April 14, 1912. There is a Maison de Los Angeles photographie Robert Doisneau. A global cultural middle for humanist images.