La Ville-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [la vil dy bwa] (listen)) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 40 km (25 mi) from the center of Paris.
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Commune | |
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Location of La Ville-du-Bois | |
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Coordinates: 48°39′40″N 2°16′07″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Longjumeau |
Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Meur[1] |
Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
Population | 8,010 |
• Density | 910/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. |
Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known as Urbisylvains in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,594 | — |
1975 | 3,334 | +3.65% |
1982 | 4,067 | +2.88% |
1990 | 5,404 | +3.62% |
1999 | 5,901 | +0.98% |
2007 | 6,833 | +1.85% |
2012 | 7,187 | +1.02% |
2017 | 7,753 | +1.53% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou.[4]
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