La Ville-du-Bois
La Ville-du-Bois 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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The town hall in La Ville-du-Bois | |
Coat of arms | |
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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 (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Meur |
Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,753 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/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.
Notable residents
Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou.[2]
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See also
References
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Bibliothèque municipale Constantin Andréou" (in French). Retrieved 2007-05-29.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Ville-du-Bois. |
- Official site
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (in French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (in English)
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