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Viroflay (French pronunciation: [viʁɔflɛ]) 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 14.1 km (8.8 mi) from the center and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Palace of Versailles.

Viroflay
Commune
The town hall in Viroflay
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Viroflay
Viroflay
Viroflay
Coordinates: 48°48′00″N 2°10′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementVersailles
CantonVersailles-2
IntercommunalityCA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Olivier Lebrun[1]
Area
1
3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
16,752
  Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78686 /78220
Elevation92–176 m (302–577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town motto is Lux mea lex which is Latin for "Light is my law".


History



Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 16,352    
1975 15,696−0.58%
1982 14,074−1.55%
1990 14,689+0.54%
1999 15,211+0.39%
2007 16,000+0.63%
2012 15,678−0.41%
2017 16,129+0.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

Gastronomy


The "Viroflay Omelette" is an omelette stuffed with spinach, ham and gruyère cheese.
The "Monstruous" is a variety of spinach, specific to Viroflay where it used to be cultivated.


Transport


Viroflay is served by Viroflay-Rive-Gauche station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Viroflay-Rive-Droite station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line and by Chaville–Vélizy station on Paris RER line C.


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE




На других языках


- [en] Viroflay

[es] Viroflay

Viroflay es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Isla de Francia, departamento de Yvelines, en el distrito de Versailles y cantón de Viroflay.

[ru] Вирофле

Вирофле (фр. Viroflay) — городская коммуна во Франции.



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