Villiers-le-Bel
Villiers-le-Bel | |
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 City hall | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Villiers-le-Bel  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Villiers-le-Bel |
| Intercommunality | Val de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Didier Vaillant |
| Area 1 | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 27,361 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95680 /95400 |
| Elevation | 64–147 m (210–482 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villiers-le-Bel is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is located 17.4 km (10.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
Transport
Villiers-le-Bel is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER. The closest station to Villiers-le-Bel is Villiers-le-Bel – Gonesse – Arnouville station on Paris RER line D. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Arnouville-lès-Gonesse, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the town center of Villiers-le-Bel.
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,633 | — |
| 1800 | 1,350 | −17.3% |
| 1806 | 1,325 | −1.9% |
| 1821 | 1,178 | −11.1% |
| 1831 | 1,209 | +2.6% |
| 1836 | 1,322 | +9.3% |
| 1841 | 1,883 | +42.4% |
| 1846 | 1,979 | +5.1% |
| 1851 | 1,934 | −2.3% |
| 1856 | 1,951 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 2,132 | +9.3% |
| 1866 | 2,107 | −1.2% |
| 1872 | 1,735 | −17.7% |
| 1876 | 1,968 | +13.4% |
| 1881 | 2,016 | +2.4% |
| 1886 | 1,968 | −2.4% |
| 1891 | 1,649 | −16.2% |
| 1896 | 1,644 | −0.3% |
| 1901 | 1,723 | +4.8% |
| 1906 | 1,718 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 1,845 | +7.4% |
| 1921 | 2,377 | +28.8% |
| 1926 | 3,324 | +39.8% |
| 1931 | 4,389 | +32.0% |
| 1936 | 4,351 | −0.9% |
| 1946 | 4,209 | −3.3% |
| 1954 | 4,852 | +15.3% |
| 1962 | 12,797 | +163.7% |
| 1968 | 19,119 | +49.4% |
| 1975 | 21,876 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 24,808 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 26,110 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 26,145 | +0.1% |
Neighboring communes
2007 riots
On the night of 25 November 2007, gangs attacked a police station in Villiers-le-Bel, torched cars, and vandalized stores. The violence was prompted by the deaths of two adolescents after a crash between their motorbike and a police patrol car at an intersection. The disturbances spread to neighbouring towns on the night of 26 November. 82 police officers were injured, four of them seriously, by shotgun blasts. [1]
Personalities
- Alexandre Beljame (1842–1906), writer.
- Mickael Citony footballer
- Marie-Laure Delie footballer
- Gaël N’Lundulu footballer
- Kevin Vinetot footballer
Villiers le Bel is also home to many of France's top rappers such as Armaguedon, kazkami, Arsenik, K.ommando Toxik, 113 and Sentinel, Sboko, Makiavelik,R D'elite, and CH3.
See also
References
- ^ Ariane Bernard, International Herald Tribune. ""Second night of violence in Paris suburb"". Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- General
External links
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage Template:Fr icon
- Land use (IAURIF) Template:En icon
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