Villeneuve-la-Garenne () is a
commune
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in the northern suburbs of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is located from the
center of Paris in the
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner Banlieue, suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the e ...
department
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in the
Île-de-France
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region
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.
History
The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of
Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 46,907.
History
On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the ...
.
Transport
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the Paris, city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ar ...
,
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
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suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune of
Saint-Denis, from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.
The town is well-served by the
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
metropolitan bus
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system : several lines run through its territory. (
RATP bus
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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.
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INSEE almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.
Education
As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.
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" Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
Junior high schools include:
*Collège
Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet (, ; ; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Born ...
*Collège
Georges Pompidou
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou ( , ; 5 July 19112 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He previously was Prime Minister of France of President Charles de Gaulle from 1962 to 196 ...
Senior high schools:
*
Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
*
Lycée Michel Ange
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
The public library is the ''Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire''.
Twin towns – sister cities
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is
twinned with:
*
Hof, Germany
Notable people
*
Éric Marester
Éric Marester (born 12 June 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his career playing for Troyes AC over ten years including SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2, for whom he played between 2005 and 20 ...
, footballer
*
Romain Habran
Romain Habran (born 14 June 1994) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Hapoel Afula. Besides France, he has played in Belgium, Israel, and Spain.
Club career
Habran joined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2014, on loan from Paris Saint- ...
, 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
The following is a list of the 36 communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department of France.
Since January 2016, all communes of Hauts-de-Seine are part of the intercommunality Métropole du Grand Paris
The Métropole du Grand Paris (; "Metropol ...
References
External links
Official website(in French)
Communes of Hauts-de-Seine
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