Paris Nanterre University

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Paris Nanterre University

Université Paris Nanterre
Former name	Paris X Nanterre
Type	Public
Established	1970
President	Jean-François Balaudé
Students	32,000
Location	Nanterre, France
Campus	Urban
Website	parisnanterre.fr

Paris Nanterre University (French: Université Paris Nanterre), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, mainly in the areas of law, humanities, political science, social and natural sciences and economics. It is one of the thirteen successor universities of the University of Paris. The university is located in the western suburb of Nanterre, in La Défense area, the business district of Paris.