Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges | ||
---|---|---|
Commune | ||
The town hall of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges | ||
| ||
Paris and inner ring departments | ||
Coordinates: 48°43′57″N 2°26′59″E / 48.7325°N 2.4497°ECoordinates: 48°43′57″N 2°26′59″E / 48.7325°N 2.4497°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Val-de-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Créteil | |
Canton | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Choisy-le-Roi | |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Sylvie Altman | |
Area1 | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 30,874 | |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 94078 /94190 | |
Elevation | 30–93 m (98–305 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (French pronunciation: [vilnœːv sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ]) is a small commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.5 kilometres (9.6 miles) from the center of Paris.
Transport
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Villeneuve – Triage and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Demography
Historical population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Education
The commune is served by multiple primary schools.[1]
Secondary schools:[2]
- Three junior high schools: Collège Pierre-Brossolette, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège Roland-Garros
- One senior high school: Lycée François Arago
International relations
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is twinned with:
Notable people
- Thony Andenas, footballer
- Jeremy Cordoval, footballer
- Jacques Faty, footballer
- Ricardo Faty, footballer
- Yoan Gouffran, footballer
- Fabrice Kelban, footballer
- Geoffrey Lembet, footballer
- Samuel Pietre, footballer
- Gérard Pussey, writer
- Therry Racon, footballer
- MC Solaar, hip hop and rap artist
- Mickaël Tavares, footballer
- Patrick Pelloux, emergency physician
- Cecile Duflot, member of French National Assembly for Paris and Minister of Housing from 2012-2014
- Niska (rapper), hip hop and rap artist
See also
References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
Notes
- ↑ "Écoles maternelles et élémentaires." Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Enseignement secondaire & supérieur Les établissements." Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Eastleigh Borough Council (2011). "Eastleigh Borough Council: Twin Towns". eastleigh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. |
- Official website (in French)
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.