Chevilly-Larue () is a

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in the southern suburbs of

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. 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 by Eucade, bishop of Paris) as ''Civiliacum'', probably meaning "estate of Civilis", a

Gallo-Roman Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...

landowner. On 5 September 1921 the name of the commune officially became Chevilly-Larue in order to distinguish it from the

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ous commune of Chevilly in the

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.< ...

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''. Larue was a hamlet located within the commune. Founded at the end of the

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along the small road from

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 ...

to Fresnes, it was originally called ''La Ruelle'' (meaning "the lane", the "alleyway"), later corrupted into ''La Rue'' and eventually Larue.

Geography

Neighboring communes:

, Fresnes,

Rungis Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the ''département'' of Val-de-Marne. It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the '' Marché d'Int� ...

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 ...

and

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 ''Victori ...

Transport

Chevilly-Larue is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Chevilly-Larue is Villejuif – Louis Aragon station on Métro line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Villejuif, from the town center of Chevilly-Larue. At the end of 2010, a project was put in discussion as to the extension of

Paris Métro Line 14 Paris Métro Line 14 (French: ''Ligne 14 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines on the Paris Métro. It connects the stations Mairie de Saint-Ouen and Olympiades on a north-west south-east diagonal via the three major stations of G ...

and implantation of two stations in the commune. This project has also been adopted as part of the

Grand Paris Express Grand Paris Express is a group of new rapid transit lines being built in the Île-de-France region of France. The project comprises four new lines for Paris Métro, plus extensions of existing Lines 11 and 14. A total of of new track and 68 ...

project; the commune will be served, by 2027, by two metro stations: "MIN porte de Thiais" in the south and "Chevilly Trois Communes" located in L'Haÿ-les-Roses in the north.

Population

Education

Schools in the commune include:Equipements scolaires
" Chevilly-Larue. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. *Two preschools: Ecole maternelle Jacques-Gilbert Collet and Ecole maternelle Salvador Allende *Three primary school groups: Groupe scolaire Pasteur, Groupe scolaire Paul Bert, and Groupe scolaire

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Marie Curie Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie ( , , ; born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, ; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the fir ...

*Two junior high schools: Collège Jean Moulin and Collège Liberté *One senior high school/sixth-form college:

Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue 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 betwee ...

The

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had a seminary in Chevilly.

References

External links

Official website
Communes of Val-de-Marne {{ValMarne-geo-stub