La Ville-du-Bois
La Ville-du-Bois | |
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 The town hall in La Ville-du-Bois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Ville-du-Bois  | |
  La Ville-du-Bois  La Ville-du-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′40″N 2°16′07″E / 48.6611°N 2.2687°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Longjumeau |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Meur |
| Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 8,080 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91665 /91620 |
| Elevation | 82–162 m (269–531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Ville-du-Bois is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 40 km (25 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known as Urbisylvains.
Notable residents
Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou.[2]
See also
References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Bibliothèque municipale Constantin Andréou" (in French). Retrieved 2007-05-29.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Ville-du-Bois.
- Official site
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (in French)
- Land use (IAURIF)[permanent dead link] (in English)
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