Chaville () is a

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in the

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department and

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region of north-central France. It lies some 12 km from the centre of Paris in the south-western suburbs of the French capital.

Geography

Chaville is bordered by the following communes (clockwise from the north): *

Sèvres Sèvres (, ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for ...

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* Viroflay *

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. Roughly 44% of the territory of the commune, situated between the forest of Meudon to the south-east and the forest of Fausses-Reposes to the north-west, is wooded.

History

Chaville was founded in the 9th century by Inchadus,

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. The earliest recorded form of the name is ''Inchadi villa''.

Population

Transport

Chaville is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles. It is served by three railway stations and one bus line: *

Gare de Chaville-Rive-Droite Chaville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some 12 km from the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris in the south-western su ...

, on the

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suburban rail line from

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to Versailles-Rive-Droite *

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, on the

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* Chaville-Vélizy station on Paris RER line C *

Education

there are five preschools (''maternelles'') with 730 students total: Les Iris, Les Jacinthes, Le Muguet, Les Myosotis, and Les Pâquerettes As of the same year there are three elementary schools with 1,000 students total:

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, Paul Bert, and Ferdinand Buisson. There is one junior high school, Collège Jean Moulin de Chaville. It is served by the public high school/sixth-form college

Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant is a senior high school/sixth-form college in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. The school serves Sèvres, Chaville, Saint-Cloud, and Ville d'Avray Ville-d'Avray () is a commune in the ...

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Twin towns

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References

External links

Chaville website
(in French) Communes of Hauts-de-Seine {{HautsSeine-geo-stub