Center of New Industries and Technologies is a hotel in Courbevoie, France.[1] Wikidata describes it as “first building ever to be developed in La Défense, west of Paris, France”. It opened in 1958. It is operated by Viparis. It is owned by Unibail Rodamco Westfield. It stands about 1.1 km from the centre of Courbevoie.[3]
Overview
The Centre of New Industries and Technologies, located in Puteaux, France, was the first building developed in La Défense, west of Paris, France. It functions as a convention centre, though it also houses shops and offices such as Fnac (a media and electronics retailer found throughout France), ESSEC Business School campus for executive education, as well as a Hilton hotel.
From “Centre of New Industries and Technologies” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1958. It was designed by Jean de Mailly, Jean Prouvé, Bernard Zehrfuss, Nicolas Esquillan and Robert Camelot. It is listed as a Remarkable Contemporary Architecture. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.1 km from the centre of Courbevoie. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Paris-Orly Airport (ORY), about 20 km from the centre of Courbevoie.[4]
It is one of 15 hotels in and around Courbevoie recorded in Wikidata, 9 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Courbevoie.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hilton Paris La Defense — 0.1 km, opened 2002
- Pullman Paris La Défense — 0.3 km
- Renaissance Paris La Defense Hotel — 0.5 km
- Residhome Courbevoie La Défense — 0.7 km
- Aparthotel Adagio La Défense Kléber — 0.7 km
- Citizenm Paris la Défense — 0.7 km
- Mgallery Nest Paris la Defense (Ex Sofitel) — 0.8 km
- hôtel George Sand — 0.9 km
- Mercure Paris La Défense — 0.9 km
- Hôtel Meliá Paris La Défense — 1.0 km, opened 2015
See also
- Hotels in Courbevoie
- Hotels in France
- List of heritage-listed hotels in France
- List of hotels opened in the 1950s
References
- ^ Center of New Industries and Technologies (Q431326). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Center of New Industries and Technologies. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-03.
- ^ Courbevoie (Q189715). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Courbevoie. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Center of New Industries and Technologies — official website
- Center of New Industries and Technologies on Wikipedia
- Center of New Industries and Technologies on Wikidata
- Center of New Industries and Technologies on Wikimedia Commons — photographs