Asnières-sur-Seine is a town of the Hauts-de-Seine, in the inner suburbs north-west of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, about eight kilometres from the centre of the capital. With more than 86 000 inhabitants, it is a dense town, dominated by flats, stretching between the Seine to the east and the towns of Bois-Colombes, Gennevilliers and Clichy. A former holiday and riverside dance-hall destination in the nineteenth century, it has kept a notable heritage, from the château d'Asnières to the suburban houses and bourgeois buildings of several of its districts.
The town enjoys an extensive transport service. The Asnières-sur-Seine station, on the Transilien Paris Saint-Lazare network, is served by lines J and L and reaches the Saint-Lazare terminus in a few minutes. The Bécon-les-Bruyères station, to the south, offers a direct link to La Défense and Saint-Lazare. Three stations on metro line 13, among them Gabriel Péri and Les Agnettes, serve the east and the south of the town. Line 15 of the Grand Paris Express, still at the planning stage, provides for stations at Bécon-les-Bruyères and les Grésillons, which will strengthen accessibility further. The riverbanks, the parc Robinson, the château d'Asnières and the closeness of the parc des Chanteraines are among its landmarks.
That position, between Paris, La Défense and the river, shapes an active market full of contrasts. The central areas and the east of the town, close to the stations and the heritage sites, are the most highly rated, while the districts of the north and the south offer more accessible prices. Asnières attracts working people, families and investors looking for a setting close to Paris without the prices of the capital itself. Demand remains steady, carried by employment across the metropolitan area and by the prospects tied to the Grand Paris Express.
