Arcueil

This article is about the French community. For the river, see Arcueil (river) .

Arcueil
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Canton	Cachan
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre
Coordinates	48 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 20'  E
height	42-105 m
surface	2.33 km 2
Residents	21,501 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	9,228 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	94110
INSEE code	94003
Website	www.arcueil.fr

Arcueil  [ aʁ.kœj ] is a French commune with 21,501 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) south of Paris and belongs to the Val-de-Marne department in the Île-de-France region . The distance to the center of Paris is about five and a half kilometers. The former village of Arcueil was urbanized in the middle of the 19th century, which is why the cityscape today is characterized by the juxtaposition of very different types of buildings and architectural styles. Arcueil is traditionally a place of residence for the workers . The municipality has a high proportion of social housing and the population has a high proportion of immigrants , but in recent years there has been an increased tendency towards gentrification .

traffic

There are two stations on the RER B local transport line in Arcueil : Laplace and Arcueil-Cachan .

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Arcueil

Three aqueducts define the cityscape of Arcueil, two of which are still in use today: the Gallo-Roman aqueduct, the Aqueduc Médicis from the 17th century and the Aqueduc de la Vanne from the 19th century. In Arcueil, the Fort de Montrouge is located on a military site; it cannot be visited.

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Arcueil with Aqueduct de la Vanne

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg , “Akvædukten i Arcueil”, 1812

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Adrienne Bolland (1895–1975), test pilot
• Jean Paul Gaultier (* 1952), fashion designer
• Michel Winock (* 1937), historian

Associated with Arcueil

• Louis Berthollet (1748–1822), chemist and doctor, spent the last years of his life in Arcueil, where he also died (see also Société d'Arcueil )
• Sir Charles Brian Blagden (1748–1820), British physician and naturalist, died in Arcueil on March 26, 1820.
• Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827) lived and researched in Arcueil ( Société d'Arcueil )
• François-Vincent Raspail (1794–1878), chemist, doctor and politician, died in Arcueil.
• Charles-Armand Trépardoux (1853–1920), inventor and automobile pioneer, spent the last years of his life in Arcueil.
• Erik Satie (1866–1925), composer, lived here from 1898 until his death in 1925.
• Julio González (1876–1942), Spanish sculptor, died in Arcueil.
• Jean-Pierre Pincemin (1944–2005), painter and sculptor, died in Arcueil.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-de-Marne . 2nd Edition. Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1994, ISBN 2-908958-94-5 .

Web links

Commons : Arcueil  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site of the place

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Arcueil (94110) . Le site des clochers de la France
2. ↑ Historical postcard depicting Château Laplace
3. ↑ Arcueil . ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. fr.topic-topos.com