Locksmith La Garenne-Colombes, from the Vallées to the Champs-Philippe

The centre is arranged around place de la Liberté, also known as place du Marché or place de l’Église: the Saint-Urbain church was built there between 1866 and 1875. Around it, avenue Foch and rue Sartoris, named after the banker who owned La Garenne in 1832, lead to small lanes called villas, such as the villa des Pavillons. A townhouse often has a door onto the street and a door onto the courtyard: tell us which one is stuck and whether the other opens.

To the east, the Vallées neighbourhood stretches as far as Bois-Colombes, where a neighbourhood bears the same name. Its landmarks are Les Vallées station, on line L, and the Vallées market, a covered hall opened in 1964 and held on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday mornings. Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle runs through the neighbourhood. At a house, let us know if there is a locked gate before the front door: the locksmith must be able to open it or get past it.

To the west, towards Nanterre, the Champs-Philippe cover a quarter of the town’s land and have been within the remit of the La Défense development authority since 2010. The Champs-Philippe development zone (ZAC) has regenerated the neighbourhood, with the Champs-Philippe secondary school, built to HQE standards and opened in 2009. The neighbourhood has its market on Thursday afternoons and an annexe of the town hall. In the recent buildings, entry is often by fob: give us the building and the floor, and tell us whether your door is a security door.

To the south, boulevard National, the old road from Paris to Le Havre, links place de Belgique to the Faubourg de l’Arche in Courbevoie, with three T2 tram stops, including Charlebourg and Les Fauvelles. Its widening brought new office buildings, and the La Tournelle secondary school stands on place de Belgique. La Garenne-Colombes station, on rue de l’Arrivée, is a stone’s throw away. For an office or an apartment, tell us which entrance to use: street, courtyard or car park.