Villiers-le-Bel
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Coordinates: 49°00′34″N 2°23′28″E / 49.0094°N 2.3911°ECoordinates: 49°00′34″N 2°23′28″E / 49.0094°N 2.3911°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
Canton | Villiers-le-Bel |
Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Marsac |
Area 1 | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 28,041 |
• Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95680 /95400 |
Elevation | 64–147 m (210–482 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villiers-le-Bel is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is located 17.4 km (10.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
History[]
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A tragedy occurred in the town in the early evening of March 25, 1818, when a cracked 6,000 pound (2721 kg) bell being removed from a belfry came crashing down, killing approximately 25 onlookers. Workers who remained hanging from collapsed steeple were able to be rescued.[2][3][4][5]
In the 1950s the commune had about 5,000 residents but it urbanized from 1950 to 1974. As of 2007 the commune had 26,000 people.[6]
In 2007 the mayor at the time, François Pupponi, stated that the city became a "social ghetto" suffered from planning errors made in the 1950s, as the community did not gain the businesses necessary to support the population.[6] Jean-Louis Marsac, the first deputy mayor, stated that the commune grew without gaining the proper infrastructure.[6]
Transport[]
The Paris Métro, RER, serves through the Villiers-le-Bel - Gonesse - Arnouville station on Paris RER line D. However, this station is located in the neighboring commune of Arnouville-lès-Gonesse, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the town center of Villiers-le-Bel.
Population[]
As of 2017 47% of the commune's population was under the age of 30.[7]
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Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] |
Economy[]
As of 2007 Charles de Gaulle International Airport is the primary employer of the area. Within Villiers-le-Bel itself the largest employers were the Charles-Richet Hospital, the Flopak conditioning company, Gilson medical material company, and public services.[6]
Education[]
The commune has 30 educational institutions, including 11 preschools and 11 elementary schools along with four junior high schools and a vocational high school.[9] As of 2007 the commune does not have its own general high school/sixth-form college.[6]
- Junior high schools include Collège Léon Blum, Collège Martin Luther King, and Collège Saint Exupéry along with the private Collège privé Saint Didier
- Lycée Mendès France (vocational high school) is in the commune
Two nearby senior high schools are in Sarcelles, Lycée la tourelle and Lycée Jean Jacques Rousseau.[9] Students attending general high school studies go to J. J. Rousseau.[6]
Area universities:[10]
- Université de Cergy-Pontoise
- University of Paris 8
- University of Paris 13
Neighboring communes[]
2007 riots[]
On the night of 25 November 2007, gangs attacked a police station in Villiers-le-Bel, torched cars, and vandalized stores. The violence was prompted by the deaths of two adolescents after a crash between their motorbike and a police patrol car at an intersection. The disturbances spread to neighbouring towns on the night of 26 November. 82 police officers were injured, four of them seriously, by shotgun blasts. [11]
Personalities[]
- Alexandre Beljame (1842–1906), writer.
- Mickael Citony footballer
- Marie-Laure Delie footballer
- Gaël N’Lundulu footballer
- Yoann Salmier, footballer
- Kevin Vinetot footballer
- Lino rapper
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Annual Register, 1818, p. 52 (Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, pubs., London, 1819)
- ^ (9 June 1818). Foreign, The Reflector (Milledgeville, Georgia), p. 2 col. 3, near bottom
- ^ (29 March 1818). France, Journal des débats, p. 1, col. 2 (in French)
- ^ (31 March 1818). Paris, 31 mars, Journal de Paris, p.1 (seems to report that death toll was 19 and not 25)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Ternisien, Xavier (2007-11-29). "Villiers-le-Bel, radioscopie d'un "ghetto social"". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-09.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) () ""Nous avons grandi à la vitesse d'une ville nouvelle, souligne Jean-Louis Marsac (PS), premier adjoint au maire." and "Pour François Pupponi, maire (PS) de Sarcelles,[...] privait la commune de taxe professionnelle.""
- ^ Jump up to: a b Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villiers-le-Bel, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Les écoles à Villiers-le-Bel." Villiers-le-Bel. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Enseignement supérieur : Universités." Villiers-le-Bel. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ Ariane Bernard, International Herald Tribune. "Second night of violence in Paris suburb". Retrieved 2007-11-26.
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (in French)
- Communes of Val-d'Oise