Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Paris and inner ring départements

(2020–2026) Pascal Pelain^[1]Area3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi)Population25,371 • Density7,900/km² (21,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation29 m (95 ft)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

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%
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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

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