Arcueil
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Val de Bièvre |
| Mayor | Daniel Breuiller |
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| Elevation | 42–105 m (138–344 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 20,007 (2008) |
| - Density | 8,587 /km2 (22,240 /sq mi) |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°48′27″N 2°20′10″E / 48.8075°N 2.3361°E
Arcueil is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
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[edit] Name
The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as Arcoloï, and later in the 12th century as Arcoïalum, meaning "place of the arches" (Latin radical arcus, "arch", and Celtic suffix -ialo, "clearing, glade", "place of"), in reference to the Roman aqueduct carrying water to the Roman city of Lutetia (modern Paris). Now destroyed, the arches of the Roman aqueduct were still visible in the Middle Ages, crossing the Bièvre River valley near Arcueil.
[edit] History
The commune of Arcueil was officially renamed Arcueil-Cachan in 1894, after the hamlet of Cachan located within the commune. On 26 December 1922, Cachan seceded from the commune of Arcueil-Cachan and became a commune in its own right. The reduced commune of Arcueil-Cachan was renamed simply Arcueil.
[edit] Economy
Orange France, a subsidiary of France Télécom, has its headquarters in Arcueil.[1]
[edit] Transport
Arcueil is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Laplace and Arcueil – Cachan.
[edit] Personalities
- Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532–1589), member of the "Pléiade".[2]
- Michel Bulteau, writer and cult film maker, is a native of Arcueil.
- Pierre and Marie Curie installed at Arcueil an annex of the Institut du Radium for the chemical treatment of radioactive elements.[3]
- Jean-Paul Gaultier, fashion designer
- Pierre-Simon de Laplace, mathematician, astronomer and physician.
- Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) called Douanier Rousseau, notable naive painter
- The Marquis de Sade, writer and libertine
- Erik Satie, composer, lived in Arcueil from 1898 to 1925 [4]
- Dulcie September, of the African National Congress, when living in France lodged in Arcueil; an Arcueil high school is named after her [5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Orange France." Businessweek. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
- ^ Arcueil, rue d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Arcueil: Centre Culturel Communal Erik Satie, 2006 ISBN 2-9526850-0-2
- ^ http://www.curie.fr/fondation/musee/marie-pierre-curie.cfm/lang/_gb.htm
- ^ http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/2009/01/erik-satie.html Erik Satie's daily routine
- ^ http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eng/pubs/news/2006/jun/137558 Cape of Good Hope Gateway article
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Arcueil Business Theatre (French)
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