Rueil-Malmaison

Rueil-Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʁɥɛj malmɛzɔ̃] ) or simply Rueil is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is on the departmental border with Yvelines at the Seine, 12.6 kilometres (8 miles) from the centre of Paris. It is the largest commune in Hauts-de-Seine by area, at 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi). Rueil-Malmaison is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris. It is best known for its Château de Malmaison, which served as the headquarters of the French government from 1800 to 1802 and Napoleon's last residence in France at the end of the Hundred Days in 1815. It is part of the Pays des Impressionnistes, who used to paint there along the Seine. Édouard Manet's 1882 The House at Rueil paintings depict a house where Manet and his family stayed.