Villeneuve-le-Roi

Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E / 48.7333°N 2.4167°E / 48.7333; 2.4167
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Villeneuve-le-Roi
Commune
The church of Villeneuve-le-Roi
The church of Villeneuve-le-Roi
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Villeneuve-le-Roi is located in France
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi is located in Île-de-France (region)
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E / 48.7333°N 2.4167°E / 48.7333; 2.4167
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementL'Haÿ-les-Roses
CantonOrly
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • MayorDidier Gonzales
Area
1
8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
21,129
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94077 /94290
Elevation30–91 m (98–299 ft)
Websitewww.villeneuve-le-roi.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-le-Roi is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km (8.5 mi) from the center of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1780–1831) was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre.

Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.[2]

Twin towns

Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with the towns of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England and Vratsa, Bulgaria.

Transport

Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by Villeneuve-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C.

Education

Communal schools include:[3]

  • Preschools (écoles maternelles): Cites-Unies, Paul-Painlevé, Paul-Bert, Paul-Eluard, Pauline-Kergomard, and Annie-Fratellini
  • Elementary schools: Paul-Bert, Paul-Painlevé, Jules-Ferry, and Jean-Moulin

There are two junior high schools:

  • Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi[4]
  • Collège Jules Ferry[5]

There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens.[6]

The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Plan de la ville Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Ecoles maternelles et élémentaires." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Home. Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Home. Collège Jules Ferry. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Home Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Georges Brassens (Villeneuve-le-Roi). Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Bibliothèque." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.

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