About the town » Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Puteaux is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department 8.7 kilometres from the center of Paris. La Défense, Paris' business district hosting the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area, spreads over the northern part of Puteaux (the district being also divided between Courbevoie and Nanterre). The inhabitants of Puteaux are called Putéoliens.