Vitry-sur-Seine () is a

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in the southeastern suburbs of

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, from the centre of Paris.

Name

Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from

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''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

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"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Vitry.

Main sights

Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne The Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, nicknamed MAC/VAL, is a museum of contemporary art located in the Place de la Libération in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, a suburb of Paris, France. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee ...

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

(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 auditorium and a cinema for art and experimental film. Vitry is one of the cities that contributed to the development of the Hip hop movement in France. Consequentially,

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has a very important place in the city

Transport

Vitry-sur-Seine is served by two stations on Paris

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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 ''Victoria ...

and Les Ardoines. Orly Airport is located near Vitry-sur-Seine.

Demographics

The city can be separated into three distinct parts: the center containing numerous ''cités HLM'' ( Housing projects), peripheral neighborhoods belonging to the middle class, and a large industrial area along the

river. The bordering towns are Ivry-sur-Seine,

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 Ju ...

Chevilly-Larue Chevilly-Larue () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Name Chevilly-Larue was originally called simply Chevilly. The name Chevilly was recorded for the first time in 829 (in a donation ...

Thiais Thiais () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin ''Theodasium'' or ''Theodaxium'', meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The A ...

Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. Geography Choisy-le-Roi is located southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring commu ...

, Alfortville. In 2017 the population of the city was estimated at 93,500 inhabitants. Vitry-sur-Seine is the 46th most populated city of

and the seventh of

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. The rate of unemployment is 26.5%, while national average is under 10%.

Immigration

As of circa 1998 Ivry-sur-Seine and Vitry had a combined Asian population of 3,600. That year about 250 Asians from those communes worked in the

13th arrondissement of Paris The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''treizième''. The arrondissement, called Gobelins, is situated ...

, and the overall demographics of Ivry and Vitry Asians were similar to those in the 13th arrondissement.Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). ''The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas''.

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, 1 January 1998. , 9789622094468. CITED: p
197

Administration

Vitry is divided into two

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(districts): * Vitry-sur-Seine-1 counts 46,849 inhabitants (as of 2014) * Vitry-sur-Seine-2 counts 44,339 inhabitants (as of 2014)

Cités (Housing projects)

*Cité Balzac *Cité Du Colonel Fabien *Lucien Français *Les Marronniers *La Sablière 200 *La Commune de Paris *Mario Capra *Les Montagnards *Les Montagnes (La Vanoise, Pelvoux, Annapurna) *La Tourraine *Le Mail *Le Moulin Vert *Les Toits et Joie *Gabriel Peri *Cité Robespierre *Cité Barbusse *Le Square de l'Horloge *Cité Camille Groult *Les Malassis *Rouget de l'isle *La Glacière *Cité Bourgogne *Cité Verte *Cité Bleu (Camille Blanc) *Cité des Combattants *Roger Derry *Rosenberg *Cité des Peupliers-Manouchians *La Semise *Couzy

Education

the commune has 23 preschools (''maternelles''), and 21 elementary schools, with a combined total of 9,000 students. * Public junior high schools (''collèges''): Danielle-Casanova, Adolphe-Chérioux, Lakanal, Gustave-Monod, and Collège Jules-VallesCollèges
" Vitry-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. ** In addition Collège Romain-Rolland in Ivry-sur-Seine serves a portion of Vitry-sur-Seine * Senior high schools: Lycée Adolphe-Chérioux, Lycée Camille-Claudel, and Lycée Jean-MacéLycées
" Vitry-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. ** Lycée Romain-Rolland is in adjacent Ivry-sur-Seine * Private junior-senior high school: Collège-lycée privé Epin

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is the area university.

Twin towns – sister cities

Vitry-sur-Seine is twinned with: *

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, England, United Kingdom (1958) *

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, Czech Republic (1966) *

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, Germany (1973)

Notable people

* Jimmy Briand, footballer *

Cédric Bakambu Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. He made his professional debut for Sochaux in 2010, and played 107 official games for them over five seasons, scor ...

, footballer *

Cerrone Marc Cerrone Daryl Easlea, "Supernature Boy", ''Record Collector'', #502, February 2020, pp.60-63 (, ; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concert shows. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980 ...

, musician *

Doudou Masta Mamadou Doumbia (born February 26, 1971, in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French hip-hop artist and actor. Biography The young Doudou showed an early musical aptitude from the age of six, when he successfully joined France's national youth choir, which ...

, rapper *

Damien Dovy Damien Dovy (born 31 March 1966 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is a French karateka who won multiple medals at Karate's top Competitions the European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships. Also lost with the Algerian/swedish Amin Bou ...

, karateka *

David Fleurival David Fleurival (born 19 February 1984) is a Guadeloupean international footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Luxembourgish club Rodange 91. Club career He has played at Tours FC where he was the team captain and in Portugal with ...

, footballer * Mickaël Hanany, athlete *

Jimmy Kébé Jimmy Boubou Kébé (born 19 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level. Club career Early life and career Jimmy Boubou Kébé was born on 19 Januar ...

, footballer *

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, rap group * Ritchie Makuma Mpasa, footballer * Richard Massolin, footballer *

Jérémy Menez Jérémy is a French masculine given name. It is a spelling variant of Jérémie, itself the French variant of the biblical name Jeremiah. Its cognate in English is Jeremy. People with the given name Jérémy include: * Jérémy Abadie (born 198 ...

, footballer *

Maguy Nestoret Maguy Nestoret (born 28 July 1969 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is a French athlete who specialises in the 200 metres. Nestoret competed in the women's 200 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics where she took fifth in heat three in a time of 24.15 se ...

, athlete * Rohff, rapper *

Arsène Tchakarian Arsène Tchakarian (21 December 1916 – 4 August 2018) was a Armenians in France, French-Armenian historian, former tailor and member of the French resistance. He was a member of the Manouchian Group of the FTP-MOI, a wing of the larger Francs- ...

, French-Armenian historian and resistance fighter * Lassana Touré, basketball player

References

External links

Official website

Val-de-Marne's Museum of Contemporary ArtParis-Sud Community
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Name

Main sights

Culture

Transport

Demographics

Immigration

Administration

Cités (Housing projects)

Education

Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people

See also

References

External links