Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Villeneuve-la-Garenne | |
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 Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne by Alfred Sisley (1872) | |
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
 Location of Villeneuve-la-Garenne | |
  Villeneuve-la-Garenne Location within France  Villeneuve-la-Garenne Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°19′40″E / 48.9372°N 2.3278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre |
| Canton | Gennevilliers |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Pascal Pelain[1] |
Area 1 | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 26,021 |
| • Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/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. | |
Villeneuve-la-Garenne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ɡaʁɛn] ⓘ) 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.
History
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The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of Gennevilliers.
During the repression of January and February 1894, the police conducted raids targeting the anarchists living there, without much success.[3][4][5]
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1965.[6]
Transport
[edit]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
[edit]As of 2016[update] almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.[7]
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Education
[edit]As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.[10]
Junior high schools include:
- Collège Édouard Manet[11]
- Collège Georges Pompidou[12]
Senior high schools:
The public library is the Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire.[15]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Villeneuve-la-Garenne is twinned with:[16]
Hof, Germany
Notable people
[edit]- Éric Marester, footballer
- Romain Habran, footballer
Economy
[edit]Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards:
- Chantier de la Société Française de Construction navale
- Vanpraet Chantiers Navals du Nord
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Les anarchistes" [The anarchists]. La Dépêche. 3 January 1894. p. 2.
- ↑ "Deux mille perquisitions". L'Estafette: 2. 2 January 1894.
- ↑ "Une série générale de perquisitions : résultat négatif des recherches" [A general series of raids: negative results]. L'Éclair. 3 January 1894.
- ↑ "L'Hôtel de ville fête ses 60 ans" (PDF). Villeneuve Mag. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jeunesse." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. "Avec près de 37% de Villenogarennois de moins de 25 ans,[...]"
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villeneuve-la-Garenne, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Chiffres clés ." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Home. Collège Édouard Manet. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Home. Collège Georges Pompidou. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Home Archived 2019-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Home Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Michel Ange. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Jumelage". villeneuve92.com (in French). Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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