Villeneuve-le-Roi
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Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E / 48.7333°N 2.4167°ECoordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E / 48.7333°N 2.4167°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-de-Marne |
Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
Canton | Orly |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Gonzales |
Area 1 | 8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 21,214 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 94077 /94290 |
Elevation | 30–91 m (98–299 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villeneuve-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [vilnœv lə ʁwa] (listen)) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km (8.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1780–1831) was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre.
Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.[2]
Population[]
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Transport[]
Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by Villeneuve-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C.
Education[]
Communal schools include:[5]
- Preschools (écoles maternelles): Cites-Unies, Paul-Painlevé, Paul-Bert, Paul-Eluard, Pauline-Kergomard, and Annie-Fratellini
- Elementary schools: Paul-Bert, Paul-Painlevé, Jules-Ferry, and Jean-Moulin
There are two junior high schools:
There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens.[8]
The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France.[9]
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with:[10]
Arpino, Italy
São Pedro do Sul, Portugal
Stourport-on-Severn, England, United Kingdom
Vratsa, Bulgaria
See also[]
- Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Plan de la ville Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villeneuve-le-Roi, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Ecoles maternelles et élémentaires." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Jules Ferry. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ Home Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Georges Brassens (Villeneuve-le-Roi). Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bibliothèque." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Jumelages". villeneuve-le-roi.fr (in French). Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
External links[]
- Official website (in French)
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