Locksmith Colombes, from the Vallées to the Petit-Colombes

The centre is organised around the town hall, opened in 1923 on place de la République, and rue Saint-Denis, which crosses the neighbourhood from east to west. Colombes station (line J) sits on a viaduct to the east of the centre, with its entrance on rue Saint-Denis and rue du Bournard running underneath. Here, the older buildings have often kept a wooden landing door with its original lock: if the key turns without catching, describe the lock to us and we bring the right cylinder or mechanism.

To the south, Les Vallées station (line L) lies on the boundary between Colombes, Bois-Colombes and La Garenne-Colombes; around it, five- and six-storey apartment blocks were built to let to employees who worked in Paris. Further west, the Petite-Garenne keeps many houses, on avenue des Vats or rue Léon-Bourgeois, near La Garenne-Colombes station. At a house, we open the front door just as readily as the garden gate or the garage door; tell us which one is stuck when you call.

To the north, the stade Yves-du-Manoir, on rue François-Faber, hosted the 1924 Games, the 1938 World Cup final and the hockey at the 2024 Games; Le Stade station (line J) was opened for it. On rue Paul-Bert, Art Deco buildings date from the inter-war years; to the north-east, the Fossés-Jean neighbourhood lines up eighteen-storey towers built around 1970, on rue Jules-Michelet. In these towers, tell us the building, the floor and how to get in: intercom, fob or caretaker.

To the west, on the boundary with Nanterre, the Petit-Colombes is served by the T2 tram (Victor-Basch and Parc Pierre-Lagravère stops) and is home to the Louis-Mourier hospital, on rue des Renouillers. The neighbourhood is undergoing urban renewal: some social housing towers have been refurbished, others are due to be demolished, and new buildings are going up around square Victor-Basch and rue Champy. On the Seine side, the Grèves border the parc Pierre-Lagravère. For a door slammed shut in a landlord’s building, we open it without damage and replace the cylinder if necessary.