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Arrondissement Of L'Haÿ-les-Roses
The arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region. It has 18 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 575,663 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, and their INSEE codes, are: # Ablon-sur-Seine (94001) # Arcueil (94003) # Cachan (94016) # Chevilly-Larue (94021) # Choisy-le-Roi (94022) # Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, Fresnes (94034) # Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, Gentilly (94037) # L'Haÿ-les-Roses (94038) # Ivry-sur-Seine (94041) # Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (94043) # Orly (94054) # Rungis (94065) # Thiais (94073) # Valenton (94074) # Villejuif (94076) # Villeneuve-le-Roi (94077) # Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (94078) # Vitry-sur-Seine (94081) History The arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was created in January 1973. On 25 February 2017, it gained 8 communes from the arrondissement of Crà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''département'', being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to a famous rose garden located there. Name The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as ''Laiacum'', sometimes also spelt ''Lagiacum'', meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into ''Lay'', ''Lahy'', and eventually L'Haÿ. In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of Roseraie du Val-de-Marne, the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the ''Bon Marché'' department store in Paris. It is one of the very few French communes with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre is most famous as the location of the Bicêtre Hospital, where Superintendent Philippe Pinel is credited as being the first to introduce humane methods into the treatment of the mentally ill, in 1793. Its most notorious guest was the Marquis de Sade. Name The name has roots both in England and Russia. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre was originally a hamlet called simply Bicêtre and located within the commune of Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, Gentilly. The name Bicêtre comes from the manor built there by John of Pontoise, Bishop of Winchester (England), in the end of the 13th century. The name of this Manor of Winchester was corrupted into ''Vinchestre'', then ''Bichestre'', and eventually Bicêtre. The Bicêtre Hospital was built starting in 1634 on the ruins of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of L'Haÿ-les-Roses
The canton of L'Haÿ-les-Roses is an administrative division of the Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in L'Haÿ-les-Roses. It consists of the following communes: # Fresnes #L'Haÿ-les-Roses L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Dépa ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hay-les-Roses Cantons of Val-de-Marne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Cachan
The canton of Cachan is an administrative division of the Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cachan. It consists of the following communes: #Arcueil Arcueil () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Name The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as ''Arcoloï'', and later in the 12th ... # Cachan References Cantons of Val-de-Marne {{ValMarne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Créteil
The arrondissement of Créteil is an arrondissement of France in the Val-de-Marne department in the Île-de-France region. It has 16 communes. Its population is 321,066 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Créteil, and their INSEE codes, are: # Alfortville (94002) # Boissy-Saint-Léger (94004) # Bonneuil-sur-Marne (94011) # Chennevières-sur-Marne (94019) # Créteil (94028) # Limeil-Brévannes (94044) # Mandres-les-Roses (94047) # Marolles-en-Brie (94048) # Périgny (94056) # Le Plessis-Trévise (94059) # La Queue-en-Brie (94060) # Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (94068) # Saint-Maurice (94069) # Santeny (94070) # Sucy-en-Brie (94071) # Villecresnes (94075) History The arrondissement of Créteil was created in 1964 as part of the department Seine. In 1968 it became part of the new department Val-de-Marne. On 25 February 2017, it lost 8 communes to the arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, and it lost 2 communes to and gained 3 communes from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victoriacum'', meaning "estate of Victorius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Vitry-sur-Seine (meaning "Vitry upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Vitry. Main sights * Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne Culture For some years, Vitry-sur-Seine operated a cultural policy of bringing art to all. For this reason, the commune contains over 100 contemporary sculptures, notably in establishments of public education (schools, secondary schools and High Schools). Vitry hosts the Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Val-de-Marne's Museum of Contemporary Art). Opened on 18 November 2005, this museum offers in addition to the workshops of plastic arts, an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called ''Villeneuvois'' in French. History Prehistory and Antiquity Villeneuve-Saint-Georges was settled during the Paleolithic and the Neolithic ages at the meeting of the Yerres and the Seine rivers, as well at Triage, with evidence from archeological remains found by Francis Martin in the 19th century, which includes flints and some stone tools. After the battle of Melun during the Roman Empire, the area was integrated into the Roman Empire. A small town was built around the area, with the name of ''Villa Nova'' (Latin for ''new house''). Middle Ages In the Middle Ages, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges was a possession of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The addition of "Saint-Georges" in the name of the commune was after the remains of Saint George was brought back in AD 858. The strategic position on the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-le-Roi () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1780–1831) was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre. Orly Airport is partially located in the commune. Population Transport Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by Villeneuve-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. Education Communal schools include: * Preschools (''écoles maternelles''): Cites-Unies, Paul-Painlevé, Paul-Bert, Paul-Eluard, Pauline-Kergomard, and Annie-Fratellini * Elementary schools: Paul-Bert, Paul-Painlevé, Jules-Ferry, and Jean-Moulin There are two junior high schools: * Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi * Collège Jules Ferry There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens. The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France. Twin towns – sister cities Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with: * Arpino, Italy * São Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villejuif
Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Name The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the Pope Callixtus II on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa Judea, the Latinized version of the Old French expression meaning 'Jewish settlement'. During the following centuries, the toponym appears as Villejuifve, that is, following the archaic French spelling of the expression with the same meaning, cognate to modern French Villejuive. The French author from the 17th century Louis Moréri indicates that the settlement was founded by Jews expelled from Paris. This idea, however, remains speculative as available medieval Christian and Jewish sources do not mention the existence of the Jewish community in this place. Geography Climate Villejuif has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Villejuif is . The average annual rainfall is with October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valenton
Valenton () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It extends over of which are green spaces. The most important public green space is the Plage Bleue Park where different events are organized every year. Among them, we have the Festival de l’Oh focused on environmental issues dealing with aquatic resources. Valenton is surrounded by the towns of Choisy-le-Roi, Créteil, Crosne, Limeil-Brévannes, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Yerres. The town can be reached through the motorway A86 and the main road RN6. It is connected to the suburban rail network with the RER line D (Villeneuve Triage and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, the two closest stations) or RER line A at Boissy-Saint-Léger. History Valenton was born in the 6th century. It was a dependency of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The first inhabitants were mainly farmers specialized in viticulture. In 1726, it was still a village and had 250 inhabitants. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
