town, a western suburb of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. It lies along the Seine River. The town has a number of light industries and is also a growing commercial centre. Immediately west is Mont Valérien, an important defense post during the Franco-German War (1870–71), where an eternal flame burns in memory of 4,500 Frenchmen killed by the Gestapo during World War II. Pop. (1999) 39,706; (2005 est.) 43,400.