Villeneuve-le-Roi () is a

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in the southern suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...

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. It is located from the centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (6 April 1671 – 17 March 1741) was a French playwright and poet, particularly noted for his cynical epigrams. Biography Rousseau was born in Paris, the son of a shoemaker, and was well educated. As a young man, he ga ...

(1780–1831) was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from

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Orly Airport Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly ...

is partially located in the commune.

Population

Transport

Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by

Villeneuve-le-Roi Villeneuve-le-Roi () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (orientalist), Jean-Ba ...

station on Paris

RER line C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. The li ...

Education

Communal schools include: * Preschools (''écoles maternelles''): Cites-Unies, Paul-Painlevé, Paul-Bert, Paul-Eluard, Pauline-Kergomard, and Annie-Fratellini * Elementary schools: Paul-Bert, Paul-Painlevé, Jules-Ferry, and Jean-Moulin There are two junior high schools: * Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi * Collège Jules Ferry There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens. The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France.

Twin towns – sister cities

Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with: *

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, Italy * São Pedro do Sul, Portugal * Stourport-on-Severn, England, United Kingdom *

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, Bulgaria

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