Ville-d'Avray
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Canton | Chaville |
| Intercommunality | Arc de Seine |
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| Elevation | 86–178 m (282–584 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 11,129 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,032 /km2 (7,850 /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°49′34″N 2°11′36″E / 48.8261°N 2.1933°E
Ville-d'Avray is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.9 km (7.4 mi) from the center of Paris. The commune is served by the Boulogne-Billancourt prefecture, of the Hauts-de-Seine department.
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[edit] Transport
Ville-d'Avray contains no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Ville-d'Avray is Sèvres – Ville d'Avray station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sèvres, 0.8 km (0.50 mi) from the town center of Ville-d'Avray.
[edit] Personalities
Landscape painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot maintained a residence in the village and used the area as a subject for several paintings including Ville d'Avray (painting) in 1867. Actress Isabelle Huppert spent her childhood in Ville-d'Avray.[1] French author and musician Boris Vian was born in the town in 1920. Literary historian and critic, essayist, novelist and poet, member of the French Academy and the Académie de Saintonge, Pierre-Henri Simon lived in Ville d'Avray and is buried there.
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[edit] External links
- Ville-d'Avray town council website (in French)
- Villedavray.info (in French, English and German)
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