Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river

, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,407,124.Populations légales 2019: 94 Val-de-Marne
INSEE Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.

Geography

Val-de-Marne is, together with Seine-Saint-Denis and

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 ...

, one of three small departments in Île-de-France that form a ring around Paris, known as the '' Petite Couronne'' ("inner ring"). Since 1 January 2016, Val-de-Marne is included in the Métropole du Grand Paris.

Principal towns

The most populous commune is Vitry-sur-Seine; the prefecture Créteil is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants:

Administration

Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes: Arrondissement of
L'Haÿ-les-Roses Arrondissement of
Créteil Arrondissement of
Nogent-sur-Marne

History

Val-de-Marne was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. Positioned to the south-east of the Paris ring road (and the line of the old city walls), it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the (previously much larger)

Seine department Seine was the former department of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs. It is the only enclaved department of France at that time. Its prefecture was Paris and its INSEE number was 75. The Seine department was disbanded in 1968 ...

, together with a small portion taken from the broken-up department of Seine-et-Oise.

Demographics

Population development since 1881:

Place of birth of residents

Politics

The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.

Presidential elections 2nd round

Current National Assembly Representatives

Tourism

File:Vincennes - Chateau 02.jpg,

Château de Vincennes The Château de Vincennes () is a former fortress and royal residence next to the town of Vincennes, on the eastern edge of Paris, alongside the Bois de Vincennes. It was largely built between 1361 and 1369, and was a preferred residence, after ...

File:Dome roseraie.jpg,

Roseraie de L'Haÿ Roseraie du Val-de-Marne or Roseraie de L'Haÿ is a rose garden in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne, France. History Jules Gravereaux (who made his fortune in the Bon Marché department store in Paris), purchased a large property in L'Haÿ about ...

File:Ecorchefragonard20100711.JPG, An oddity from the Musée Fragonard d'Alfort File:Course trot Vincennes.jpg,

Vincennes Racecourse Hippodrome de Vincennes is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 80,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War. It has been used for concerts as well, hosting ...

File:Penguins in the zoo of vincennes.JPG, Paris Zoological Park (formerly Vincennes Zoo)

References

External links

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