In 1792, during the French Revolution, Bourg-la-Reine (meaning "Town of the Queen") was renamed Bourg-l'Égalité (meaning "Equality borough"). The name Bourg-la-Reine was restored in 1812.

The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 749 —     1800 719 −0.58% 1806 822 +2.26% 1821 658 −1.47% 1831 992 +4.19% 1836 1,076 +1.64% 1841 1,435 +5.93% 1846 1,482 +0.65% 1851 1,484 +0.03% 1856 1,676 +2.46% 1861 1,920 +2.76% 1866 2,269 +3.40% 1872 2,186 −0.62% 1876 2,523 +3.65% 1881 2,741 +1.67% 1886 2,954 +1.51% 1891 3,009 +0.37% 1896 3,649 +3.93%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,181 +2.76% 1906 4,537 +1.65% 1911 5,011 +2.01% 1921 6,038 +1.88% 1926 7,346 +4.00% 1931 8,946 +4.02% 1936 9,838 +1.92% 1946 10,244 +0.41% 1954 11,708 +1.68% 1962 17,694 +5.30% 1968 18,711 +0.94% 1975 18,221 −0.38% 1982 18,070 −0.12% 1990 18,499 +0.29% 1999 18,251 −0.15% 2007 19,615 +0.91% 2012 19,872 +0.26% 2017 20,667 +0.79%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Bourg-la-Reine is served by Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B.

Public schools in the commune include:

• Preschools: École de la Fontaine-Grelot, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École des Bas-Coquarts
• Elementary schools: École République, École Etienne-Thieulin-la-Faïencerie, École Pierre-Loti
• Collège Évariste Galois

Nearby public senior high schools:

• In Cachan: Lycée Maximilien Sorre
• In Châtenay-Malabry: Lycée Jean Jaurès
• In Sceaux: Lycée Lakanal, Lycée Marie Curie, Lycée d’enseignement professionnel Florian

Private schools in the commune:

• Institut Notre Dame – preschool through senior high school

There are nearby institutes of higher education in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, and Sceaux.

The town is twinned with:

• Kenilworth, UK (since 1982)
• Yanqing, China (1998)
• Reghin, Romania (1999)
• Monheim am Rhein, Germany (2000)

Bourg-la-Reine was the birthplace of:

• Évariste Galois (1811–1832), mathematician
• Henri Couillaud (1878–1955), French classical trombonist
• Louis Joxe (1901–1991), statesman
• Modibo Diakité, footballer
• Yannick N'Gog rugby player
• Claire Nebout, actress
• Melvin Raffin, athlete

Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) died in the city's prison during the French Revolution, and is buried in the city's cemetery.

Alain Delon (1935-2024) actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman, grew up in the city

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910), ceramicist, spent the last twenty years of his life there. His home is now a museum exhibiting 120 original works.

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  Église Saint-Gilles.
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  Extase de Saint Benoît, 1746 by Jean II Restout. Painting inside of church Saint-Gilles in Bourg-la-Reine.
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  The three kings at the church Saint-Gilles.
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  RER Bourg-la-Reine.
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  Villa Hennebique (1901-1903).
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  Villa Saint Cyr.

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

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