Vaucresson

Vaucresson
Paris and inner ring départements
Location within Île-de-France region  Vaucresson
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton	Chaville/Ville d'Avray/Vaucresson/Marnes-la-Coquette
Intercommunality	Cœur de Seine
Mayor	Virginie Michel-Paulsen (2008–2014)
Statistics
Land area1	3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population2	8,979  (2006)
- Density	2,915 /km2 (7,550 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	92076/ 92420
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.

Vaucresson is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the Hauts-de-Seine department 13.9 km (8.6 mi) from the center of Paris.

The people who live in the commune are called Vaucressonais. Vaucresson contains abundant parkland; 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson is principally a wealthy residential community, and has the ninth highest household income of any commune in France. [1]

Culture

Vaucresson has a movie theatre called "Cinema Normandie". There is also a cultural centre, "La Montgolfiere", which offers many activities and cultural exhibits. The name was given as a reminder of the first hot air balloon which set off from the Chateau de Versailles the 19th of September 1783 and landed in Vaucresson, carrying a duck, a rooster and a lamb.

Transport

Vaucresson is served by Vaucresson station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Personalities

• Jean Ferrat, author, poet and singer, was born here in 1930.
• Yves du Manoir, French rugby player, born here in 1904

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site (in French)