Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (French pronunciation: ​[vilnœːv sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.5 kilometres (9.6 miles) from the center of Paris.

Aerial view of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Commune
The town hall of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
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Coordinates: 48°43′57″N 2°26′59″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Canton	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Choisy-le-Roi
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (28/06/20-)	Philippe Gaudin
Area ^1	8.75 km^2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	33,545
• Density	3,800/km^2 (9,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	94078 /94190
Elevation	30–93 m (98–305 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Transport

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Villeneuve – Triage and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,088 —     1800 939 −13.7% 1806 964 +2.7% 1821 953 −1.1% 1831 1,090 +14.4% 1836 1,083 −0.6% 1841 1,035 −4.4% 1846 1,071 +3.5% 1851 1,069 −0.2% 1856 1,031 −3.6% 1861 1,069 +3.7% 1866 1,758 +64.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 1,627 −7.5% 1876 2,262 +39.0% 1881 2,588 +14.4% 1886 4,315 +66.7% 1891 5,193 +20.3% 1896 6,485 +24.9% 1901 8,178 +26.1% 1906 9,661 +18.1% 1911 11,393 +17.9% 1921 14,034 +23.2% 1926 16,477 +17.4% 1931 19,625 +19.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 21,237 +8.2% 1946 18,299 −13.8% 1954 21,596 +18.0% 1962 28,091 +30.1% 1968 30,467 +8.5% 1975 31,664 +3.9% 1982 28,119 −11.2% 1990 26,952 −4.2% 1999 28,361 +5.2% 2006 30,874 +8.9%

Education

The commune is served by multiple primary schools.[2]

Secondary schools:[3]

• Three junior high schools: Collège Pierre-Brossolette, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège Roland-Garros
• One senior high school: Lycée François Arago

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is twinned with:[4]

• Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom
• Kornwestheim, Germany

Notable people

• Thony Andenas, footballer
• Jeremy Cordoval, footballer
• Jacques Faty, footballer
• Ricardo Faty, footballer
• Yoan Gouffran, footballer
• Fabrice Kelban, footballer
• Geoffrey Lembet, footballer
• Samuel Pietre, footballer
• Gérard Pussey, writer
• Therry Racon, footballer
• MC Solaar, hip hop and rap artist
• Mickaël Tavares, footballer
• Patrick Pelloux, emergency physician
• Cécile Duflot, member of French National Assembly for Paris and Minister of Housing in 2012–2014
• Niska (rapper), hip hop and rap artist

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Écoles maternelles et élémentaires." Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
3. "Enseignement secondaire & supérieur Les établissements." Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
4. "Chiffres-clés". villeneuve-saint-georges.fr (in French). Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

External links

• Official website (in French)