Arcueil (French pronunciation: [aʁkœj] (listen)) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
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Coordinates: 48°48′27″N 2°20′10″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-de-Marne |
Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
Canton | Cachan |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Métairie[1] |
Area 1 | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
Population | 21,788 |
• Density | 9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 94003 /94110 |
Elevation | 42–105 m (138–344 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as Arcoloï, and later in the 12th century as Arcoïalum, meaning "place of the arches" (Latin radical arcus, "arch", and Celtic suffix -ialo, "clearing, glade", "place of"), in reference to the Roman aqueduct carrying water to the Roman city of Lutetia (modern Paris). Still standing, the arches of the Roman aqueduct are still visible since the Middle Ages, crossing the Bièvre valley near Arcueil.
Between 1613 and 1624 a bridge-aqueduct over 1300 ft. long was constructed to convey water from the spring of Rungis, south of Arcueil, across the river Bièvre to the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Between 1868 and 1872 another aqueduct, still longer, was superimposed above that of the 17th century, forming part of the system conveying water from the river Vanne to Paris.[3]
The commune of Arcueil was officially renamed Arcueil-Cachan in 1894, after the hamlet of Cachan located within the commune. On 26 December 1922, Cachan seceded from the commune of Arcueil-Cachan and became a commune in its own right. The reduced commune of Arcueil-Cachan was renamed simply Arcueil.
Orange France, formerly France Télécom S.A., has its headquarters in Arcueil.[4]
Arcueil is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Laplace and Arcueil-Cachan.
Primary schools:[5]
There is one junior high school, Collège Dulcie September[6] and an engineering College, the École supérieure d'ingénieurs des travaux de la construction de Paris.
Residents are served by the Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.[7]
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Source: EHESS[13] and INSEE (1968–2017)[14] |
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