Villeneuve-la-Garenne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ɡaʁɛn] ) is a ⓘcommune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine [department in the Île-de-France region.
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Coordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°19′40″E / 48.9372°N 2.3278°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Nanterre |
Canton | Gennevilliers |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pelain[1] |
Area 1 | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 25,371 |
• Density | 7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 92078 /92390 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of Gennevilliers.
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villeneuve-la-Garenne is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune of Saint-Denis, 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.
The town is well-served by the Paris metropolitan bus system : several lines run through its territory. (RATP bus lines 137, 177, 178, 261 and 378).
Since 15 November 2012, the city is served by a tram (Line 1).
As of January 1, 2019, there were 24,097 residents.[3] As of 2016[update] almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.[4]
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.[7]
Junior high schools include:
Senior high schools:
The public library is the Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire.[12]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is twinned with:[13]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards: