Courbevoie station

Courbevoie (French pronunciation: [kuʁbəvwa] (listen)) is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is in the suburbs of the city of Paris, 8.2 km (5.1 mi) from the center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city limits of Paris. La Défense, a business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the southern part of Courbevoie (as well as parts of Puteaux and Nanterre).

Tour Les Poissons, known in corporate real estate as Tour Ciel, is a 42-storey, 129.5 m (425 ft) skyscraper located west of Paris in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France. While often grouped with the many office towers of La Défense business district, it is actually located half a mile to the northeast in a smaller mixed use complex called Centre Charras, of which it remains the highest building.Completed in 1970, it has occasionally been described as France's first true skyscraper, although Tour Perret in Amiens is more frequently cited. Between its inauguration and that of Tour Montparnasse in 1973, Tour Les Poissons was France's highest building designed for occupancy (which excludes antennas or observation towers such as the Eiffel Tower).

Complexe Urbain Charras, promoted in real estate as Zodiaque and commonly called Centre Charras, is a former military garrison site and current residential and entertainment district in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Tour Eqho (also known as Tour IBM, and Tour Descartes) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district situated west of Paris, France. Built in 1988, the tower, with a height of 130 metres, belongs to the third generation of towers in La Défense. The tower takes the shape of a parallelepiped in which a semi-cylinder would have been extruded on the main façade. Tour Descartes used to host the French headquarters of IBM Corporation until 2010. It now hosts a variety of companies with KPMG taking the most floors.

The European School of Paris-La Défense (French: École Européenne Paris-La Défense) is a public Accredited European School in the business district of La Défense near Paris, France. Founded in 2019, it is an all-through school, which offers a multicultural and multilingual education leading to the European Baccalaureate as its secondary leaving qualification.

Tour des Jardins de l'Arche is a 206-meter skyscraper project located in Nanterre, in the business district of La Défense (Hauts-de-Seine, France). Designed by architect Jean Mas, on behalf of Vinci Construction, the tower is planned to accommodate a 730-room hotel from the InterContinental Hotels group on 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) as well as, according to the Epadesa website: "offices, a business center, co-working and fab-lab spaces, well-being and relaxation areas including fitness, shops and restaurants".The tower will be located west of the Grande Arche, in the immediate vicinity of the Paris La Défense Arena, the Racing 92 rugby stadium and performance hall.

The Tour Carpe Diem is a 162-metre (531 ft) tall skyscraper in the La Défense business district, near Paris in France. The first stone was laid early 2011 by the main contractor BESIX and Spie Batignolles. Completed in 2013, it is located in the municipality of Courbevoie and contains offices.

Tour CBX or Tour Dexia is an office skyscraper located in Supercomplex 2 of the La Défense business district situated west of Paris, France. Built from 2002 to 2005, the tower is 142 metres tall. The tower is built nearby the La Défense circular boulevard on its northern side, and a pedestrian bridge connects it to the district's esplanade on the southern side. The CBX tower is also one of the few towers in La Défense having an inclined roof. The CBX Tower has its name in the name of attributed codes to the buildings in the plan mass of the Defense. For example: PB12 (Puteaux - office building - 12th location), that is today the Tower Opus 12. CH13 (Courbevoie - dwelling building - 13th location), that is the residence Vision 80.When the tower is looked at from the west, its shape recalls the shape of the Flatiron Building built in 1902 in New York City.

Tour Europlaza (previously known as tour Septentrion) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district situated west of Paris, [rance. Built in 1972, the 135-metre (443 ft) tower belongs to the second generation of skyscrapers in La Défense. The tower distinguishes itself from the other towers of that period, thanks to a less boxy design and an original cladding. The tower was originally named Septentrion because of its northern location in the business district (Septentrion means North in French). From 2019 on, the tower hosts the European Banking Authority which relocated from London following the Brexit.

Tour Blanche (previously known as Tour Aquitaine and as Tour Chartis) is an office skyscraper in Courbevoie, in La Défense, the business district of the Paris metropolitan area. Built in 1967 by the architectural firm Les Frères Arsène-Henry, it belongs to the first generation of La Défense towers: its height respects the previous standard height, which was 100 m.Partially renovated in 2004, it was renovated again from July 2012 to March 2014. Led by the Spie Batignolles, the site costs 41 million euros. It was renamed Tour Blanche in 2014. Enedis, the main operator of the electricity distribution network in France and a subsidiary of EDF, has occupied it since September 2014.

Tour Total (previously known as Tour Elf from 1985 to 1999, then Tour TotalFinaElf from 1999 to 2003) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense, Courbevoie, the high-rise business district west of and adjacent to the city of Paris, France, designed in the Modern architectural style. The building now serves as headquarters for TotalEnergies, one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world. Completed and opened in 1985, it is the third-tallest skyscraper in La Défense and the fourth-tallest skyscraper in the Paris area, after the Tour First and the Tour Montparnasse. Tour Total is 190 m (623 ft) tall; a three-metre (9 ft) long antenna is located on its roof, which is 187 m (614 ft) above the ground. The site on which the Tour Total was built was initially reserved for a skyscraper which would have been a twin tower to Tour Areva, but the oil shock of 1974 forced the investors to cancel their project. Tour Total is one of La Défense's third generation of skyscrapers. Architects took into account the flaws in towers of previous generations (such as Tour Areva, Tour Gan and Tour AXA). For instance, the Tour Total is much more efficient in terms of energy consumption than previous La Défense skyscrapers. Tour Total actually consists of five bodies of different heights super-imposed on each other. The tallest of those bodies has 48 floors, while the next two have 44 and 37 floors respectively.

Tour CGI (formerly the Tour EDF-GDF, then Tour Logica and Tour CB16) is an office skyscraper located in the French business district of La Défense (specifically in Courbevoie). This first generation tower is surrounded by the Aurore, Europe, CBX and D2 towers. It was completely dismantled and restructured in 2002–2003, then completely renovated in 2018–2019. The building complex, classified as a high-rise building (IGH), has a total rental office space of 27,712 m2 (298,290 sq ft). It has 26 floors on the ground floor and six basement levels as well as a technical terrace on the ground floor. The CB16 complex is certified "HQE - Tertiary buildings in operation" and offers a range of market-leading services.Since December 2019, its premises have been occupied by CGI as well as Esset (formerly Foncia IPM). The code name for the tower's location in the La Défense master plan is CB16.