Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of

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. It is located from the centre of Paris.

Name

The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the

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on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa Judea, the Latinized version of the Old French expression meaning 'Jewish settlement'. During the following centuries, the toponym appears as Villejuifve, that is, following the archaic French spelling of the expression with the same meaning, cognate to modern French Villejuive. The French author from the 17th century Louis Moréri indicates that the settlement was founded by Jews expelled from Paris. This idea, however, remains speculative as available medieval Christian and Jewish sources do not mention the existence of the Jewish community in this place. An alternative explanation is that the name is a corruption of some earlier, similar-sounding name.

History

The Hôtel de Ville, which was established as a seminary, dates back to 1608.

Geography

Climate

Villejuif has an

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Villejuif is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in December, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Villejuif was on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 8 February 1991.

Demographics

Population

Immigration

Transport

Villejuif is served by three stations on

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: Villejuif – Léo Lagrange, Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier, and Villejuif – Louis Aragon. Villejuif is also served by one station on

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: Villejuif–Gustave Roussy station.

Notable people

* Camille Loiseau, the oldest person in France from 26 March 2005 to 12 August 2006, died in Villejuif aged 114 *

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, Armenian priest, musicologist and composer, died here * David Bret, Anglo-French biographer.

Hospitals

Villejuif has several hospitals on its territory : *the Institut Gustave Roussy, an oncology hospital; *the Hôpital Paul-Brousse; *the Paul Guiraud hospital.

Education

13 preschools, 11 elementary schools, and five junior high schools (Collège Aimé-Césaire, Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège

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, Collège

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, Collège Pasteur) are in Villejuif. Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud (in

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) serves Villejuif. Other institutions: * EFREI *

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Twin towns – sister cities

Villejuif is twinned with: *

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, Hungary *

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, Italy *

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, Germany *

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, Portugal *

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, Bulgaria

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Communes of Val-de-Marne