Viroflay

Viroflay
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Viroflay
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Versailles
Intercommunality	Grand Parc
Statistics
Elevation	92–176 m (302–577 ft)
Land area1	3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population2	16,331  (2006)
- Density	4,679 /km2 (12,120 /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.

Viroflay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 14.1 km (8.8 mi) from the center and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Palace of Versailles.

The town motto is Lux mea lex which is Latin for "Light is my law".

Transport

Viroflay is served by Viroflay – Rive Gauche station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Viroflay – Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line and by Chaville – Vélizy station on Paris RER line C.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE