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Vélizy-Villacoublay (French pronunciation: ​[velizi vilakublɛ]) 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 13.9 km (8.6 mi) from the center and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) east of Versailles. Its inhabitants are called Véliziens.

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Vélizy-Villacoublay
Commune
The church of Saint-Denis, in Vélizy-Villacoublay
Coat of arms
Location of Vélizy-Villacoublay
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Coordinates: 48°47′00″N 2°11′00″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Versailles
Canton	Versailles-2
Intercommunality	CA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Thévenot[1]
Area 1	9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	23,092
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78640 /78140
Elevation	102–179 m (335–587 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Established on the Parisian plateau, the town of Vélizy-Villacoublay borders Meudon in the north-east, Clamart in the east, Bièvres in the south-east, Viroflay in the north-west, and Chaville in the north.

Vélizy-Villacoublay is a very urbanized town bordering the Meudon forest, which spans over 300 hectares (741 acres) of communal land.

There are six districts: Mozart, le Clos, le Mail, Louvois, la Pointe Ouest et Vélizy-le-Bas (with l'Ursine and le Bocage).

History

The word "Vélizy" comes from the Latin word villa. "Villacoublay" is formed from the same word, combined with the Gallo-Roman patronym "Escoblenus". Originally called simply Vélizy, the name of the commune became officially Vélizy-Villacoublay in 1938.

The territory was formed from three distinct manors: Vélizy, Villacoublay, and Ursine, established in the 11th century. The domains were progressively annexed into the royal estate beginning in the 12th century (Vélizy was annexed at the end of the 13th century).

The airbase in Villacoublay, Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base, was built in 1911. In 1974 the Vélizy 2 shopping mall was opened.

The body of Diana, Princess of Wales was flown to RAF Northolt, west London, from here after her death in Paris on August 31, 1997.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 168 —     1800 130 −3.60% 1806 158 +3.30% 1821 200 +1.58% 1831 151 −2.77% 1836 197 +5.46% 1841 213 +1.57% 1846 221 +0.74% 1851 207 −1.30% 1856 178 −2.97% 1861 178 +0.00% 1866 185 +0.77% 1872 206 +1.81% 1876 261 +6.09% 1881 236 −1.99% 1886 227 −0.77% 1891 273 +3.76% 1896 268 −0.37%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 230 −3.01% 1906 294 +5.03% 1911 438 +8.30% 1921 1,487 +13.00% 1926 2,246 +8.60% 1931 3,673 +10.34% 1936 4,175 +2.60% 1946 3,773 −1.01% 1954 6,075 +6.13% 1962 6,402 +0.66% 1968 15,471 +15.84% 1975 22,611 +5.57% 1982 22,430 −0.11% 1990 20,725 −0.98% 1999 20,342 −0.21% 2007 19,994 −0.22% 2012 21,104 +1.09% 2017 22,036 +0.87%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Main sights

• The Saint-Denis church
• The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, in modern style.
• The barracks of the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS).
• l'Onde Cultural Center, finished in December 2000 and designed by the architect Claude Vasconi, which is composed of one hall with 670 seats, a multidisciplinary room of 200 seats, two large dance halls, an orchestra room, 12 studios, 4 classrooms, a recording room, and a percussion room.

Transport

Vélizy-Villacoublay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vélizy-Villacoublay is Chaville–Vélizy station on Paris RER line C. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Viroflay, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from the town center of Vélizy-Villacoublay. Since 2014, Vélizy-Villacoublay has been served by tramway line T6 with 7 stations.

The town is also served by the A86 autoroute, the 118 national route (RN118), and the RN286. The A86 includes a two-leveled tunnel between Rueil-Malmaison and Vélizy-Villacoublay. It is also served by a Veolia Transport bus line (Connex), of the RATP,

Economy

• Biggest Shopping Center of Île-de-France: Vélizy-2
• Car dealerships: Porsche, Audi, BMW, Mini, Citroën
• Numerous companies and offices:
  • Aeronautic: EADS, MBDA, Messier-Dowty, Messier-Bugatti
  • Agricultural: Kraft Foods
  • Automotive: manufacturing plants of PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault Trucks
  • Biotechnology: Novacyt
  • Building and Public Works Sector: Eiffage
  • Electronics: Thales, Ateme
  • Research: Laboratoire d'ingénierie des systèmes de Versailles
  • Telecommunications: Alcatel-Lucent, Bouygues Télécom, Ekinops, Transcom, Sagem
  • Information technology: Sun Microsystems, Dassault Systèmes, Quintiles/IMS Health
  • Video Games: Blizzard (Vivendi-Universal Games)
• French Air Force Base 107 Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base (HQ of French Special Forces)
• Group 61 of the CRS

Education

• ISTY
• University Institute of Technology of Vélizy
• Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Twin towns – sister cities

Vélizy-Villacoublay is twinned with:[6]

• Alytus, Lithuania
• Dietzenbach, Germany
• Harlow, England, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Vélizy-Villacoublay

Vélizy-Villacoublay ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 23.092 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Yvelines in der Region Île-de-France. Sie ist 13,9 km vom Pariser Stadtzentrum entfernt. Dort zu finden sind hauptsächlich große Unternehmen wie die Stellantis (früher Groupe PSA), Dassault Systemes, Alcatel-Lucent, Blizzard, Microsoft oder Thales. Im Zentrum befindet sich das Einkaufszentrum Vélizy 2.

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- [en] Vélizy-Villacoublay

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[es] Vélizy-Villacoublay

Vélizy-Villacoublay es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Isla de Francia, departamento de Yvelines, en el distrito de Versailles y cantón de Vélizy-Villacoublay. A dos kilómetros al sureste se encuentra la Base aérea de Vélizy – Villacoublay.

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[fr] Vélizy-Villacoublay

Vélizy-Villacoublay est une commune française située dans le département des Yvelines en région Île-de-France, à trois kilomètres à l'est de Versailles.

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