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Villeneuve-la-Garenne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ɡaʁɛn] (listen)) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region.

Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Commune
Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne by Alfred Sisley (1872)
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Villeneuve-la-Garenne Show map of France Villeneuve-la-Garenne Show map of Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°19′40″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Gennevilliers
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Pelain[1]
Area 1	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	24,097
• Density	7,500/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92078 /92390
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of Gennevilliers.

Transport

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villeneuve-la-Garenne is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune of Saint-Denis, 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.

The town is well-served by the Paris metropolitan bus system : several lines run through its territory. (RATP bus lines 137, 177, 178, 261 and 378).

Since 15 November 2012, the city is served by a tram (Line 1).

Demographics

As of January 1, 2019 there were 24,097 residents.[3] As of 2016^[update] almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.[4]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1931 3,954 —     1936 4,031 +0.39% 1946 3,584 −1.17% 1954 4,035 +1.49% 1962 13,780 +16.59% 1968 22,715 +8.69% 1975 23,691 +0.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 23,906 +0.13% 1990 23,824 −0.04% 1999 22,349 −0.71% 2007 24,516 +1.16% 2012 25,725 +0.97% 2017 23,771 −1.57%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Education

As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.[7]

Junior high schools include:

• Collège Édouard Manet[8]
• Collège Georges Pompidou[9]

Senior high schools:

• Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet[10]
• Lycée Michel Ange[11]

The public library is the Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire.[12]

Twin towns – sister cities

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is twinned with:[13]

• Hof, Germany

Notable people

• Éric Marester, footballer
• Romain Habran, footballer

Economy

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards:

• Chantier de la Société Française de Construction navale
• Vanpraet Chantiers Navals du Nord

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Villeneuve-la-Garenne ist eine französische Gemeinde und liegt an den Seinebogen geschmiegt im äußersten Nordosten des französischen Départements Hauts-de-Seine im nördlichen Vorortbereich von Paris. Die Stadt mit 24.097 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) gehört zum Kanton Gennevilliers (bis 2015: Kanton Villeneuve-la-Garenne). Die Einwohner werden Villénogarennois genannt.

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- [en] Villeneuve-la-Garenne

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[es] Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Villeneuve-la-Garenne es una comuna (municipio) de Francia, en la región de Isla de Francia, departamento de Altos del Sena, en el distrito de Nanterre. La comuna coincide con el cantón homónimo.

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