# Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine

Malakoff (French pronunciation: ) is a suburban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department southwest of Paris, France. Located 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre of the city, it had a population of 30,286 in 2016. The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) is based in Malakoff.

## History

The commune of Malakoff was created on 8 November 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of Vanves. Its name was taken from an inn sign À la Tour de Malakoff ("At the Malakoff Tower"); the inn was so named in 1855 to commemorate the Battle of Malakoff, fought during the Crimean War.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1886 | 8,118 | — |
| 1891 | 9,144 | +2.41% |
| 1896 | 11,027 | +3.82% |
| 1901 | 14,341 | +5.40% |
| 1906 | 16,630 | +3.01% |
| 1911 | 19,789 | +3.54% |
| 1921 | 22,494 | +1.29% |
| 1926 | 23,817 | +1.15% |
| 1931 | 27,464 | +2.89% |
| 1936 | 28,439 | +0.70% |
| 1946 | 27,459 | −0.35% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1954 | 28,876 | +0.63% |
| 1962 | 33,603 | +1.91% |
| 1968 | 36,198 | +1.25% |
| 1975 | 34,121 | −0.84% |
| 1982 | 32,553 | −0.67% |
| 1990 | 30,959 | −0.63% |
| 1999 | 29,402 | −0.57% |
| 2007 | 30,735 | +0.56% |
| 2012 | 30,420 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 30,720 | +0.20% |
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## Transport

Malakoff is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves and Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet.
Malakoff is also served by the Gare de Vanves-Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located on the border between the commune of Malakoff and the commune of Vanves, on the Vanves side.

## Education

Public primary schools:
* Eight public preschools (maternelles): Georges-Cogniot, Fernand-Léger, Jean-Jaurès, Guy-Môquet, Paul-Bert, Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, Paul-Langevin, Henri-Barbusse
* Seven public elementary schools: Georges-Cogniot, Fernand-Léger, Jean-Jaurès, Guy-Môquet, Paul-Bert, Paul-Langevin, Henri-Barbusse
Public secondary schools:
* Junior high schools: Collège Paul-Bert and Collège Henri-Wallon
* Senior high school: Lycée professionnel Louis-Girard
There is a private school, École privée Notre-Dame-de-France.
Post-secondary
* ENSAE ParisTech

## Notable residents

* Christian Boltanski, sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker, lives and works in Malakoff
* Charles Bourseul (1829–1912), scientist, a pioneer in development of the telephone, lived at 62 Rue d'Arcueil (renamed Rue Paul Vaillant-Couturier).
* Sophie Calle, artist, lives and works in Malakoff.
* Eugène Christophe (1885–1970), cyclist, winner of the Milan-San Remo race and first wearer of the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.
* Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), was a psychiatrist, an ethnologist, and a photographer. Lived in a fine villa on Rue Vincent Moris.
* Pierre Curie (1859–1906) and Marie Curie (1867–1934) rented a house on Rue du Marché (renamed Rue Gabriel-Crié). They used a shed on the property for their radium experiments (1900 to 1904).
* Serge Danot (1931-1990), director and animator, creator of Le Manège enchanté
* Louis de Grandmaison, painter, lived in Malakoff.
* Edmond Lachenal, (1855–1948), potter who opened his first pottery works (from 1880 to 1887) in the city.
* Henri Désiré Landru (1869-1922), notorious serial killer, ran a car repair shop on Avenue de Châtillon (renamed Avenue Pierre Brossolette) in the 1910s.
* Roger Legris (1898–1981), stage and film actor.
* Annette Messager, artist, lives and works in Malakoff.
* Louise Michel (1830-1905), militant anarchist, feminist, important figure in the Paris Commune
* Pablo Reinoso, artist and designer, lives in Malakoff.
* Henri Rousseau, called "The Customs Agent", (1844–1910), painter, took his nickname from the fact that his full-time job was as a Paris customs agent (the octroi) at the Porte de Vanves in Malakoff.
* Sanyu (1901–1966), painter, lived from 1928 to 1931 in Malakoff on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
* Francesca Solleville, singer, lives in Malakoff.
* Sam Szafran (1934–2019), artist, lived and worked in Malakoff