Villeneuve-le-Roi

Villeneuve-le-Roi is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km (8.5 mi) from the center 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.

Villeneuve-le-Roi
Commune
The church of Villeneuve-le-Roi
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Paris and inner ring departments
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementL'Haÿ-les-Roses
CantonOrly
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • MayorDidier Gonzales
Area
1
8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
21,384
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94077 /94290
Elevation30–91 m (98–299 ft)
Websitewww.villeneuve-le-roi.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.[2]

Twin towns

Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with the towns of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England and Vratsa, Bulgaria.

Transport

Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by Villeneuve-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C.

Education

Communal schools include:[3]

  • 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:

  • Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi[4]
  • Collège Jules Ferry[5]

There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens.[6]

The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Plan de la ville Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
  3. "Ecoles maternelles et élémentaires." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  4. Home. Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. Home. Collège Jules Ferry. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. Home Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Georges Brassens (Villeneuve-le-Roi). Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  7. "Bibliothèque." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.



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