Chaville

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Chaville
Chaville coat of arms
Chaville (France)
Chaville
region Île-de-France
Department Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton Meudon
Community association Métropole du Grand Paris and
Grand Paris Seine Ouest
Coordinates 48 ° 49 ′  N , 2 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′  N , 2 ° 11 ′  E
height 63-173 m
surface 3.55 km 2
Residents 20,520 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 5,780 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 92370
INSEE code 92022
Website http://www.ville-chaville.fr/

Chaville is a French city with 20,520 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south-west of Paris . It is 12 kilometers from the center of Paris and six kilometers from the Palace of Versailles . The inhabitants are called Chavillois .

Neighboring communities

About 44% of the place is covered with forest and forms a large park, the area of ​​which is shared with the municipality of Meudon .

history

The origins of Chaville go back to the 9th century. Around 829 the bishop of Paris Inchadus built a country house to care for the sick in a hospice. Little by little the houses were grouped around the bishop's estate and formed a hamlet. One spoke of the name "Inchadivilla", from which successively "Chadivilla", then "Cativilla" and finally Chaville developed.

The village, originally located in the Adam Pond area, has grown over the centuries around the Notre-Dame church and LeTellier castle, buildings that have now disappeared. The gate at this pond, which connected Chaville with the palace gardens, was the only remnant of the park's circular wall. The LeTellier family played a key role in shaping the history of the city between 1596 and 1695. As a reminder of this era, the municipality adopted the coat of arms of this famous family as the city's coat of arms in the middle of the 19th century . Michel LeTellier and his son Louvois, both ministers under Louis XIV , actually gave Chaville a special charisma, which increased with the construction of the great road ( La grande route ) in 1686. This street, which connected Paris with the Palace of Versailles , effectively gave Chaville new vigor and creativity. The products from agriculture, breeding and handicraft found new sales markets. New activities depended on the street (e.g. country inns, horse racing, farriers). The great street has allowed the citizens of Chaville ( Chavillois ) to take part in major national events:

  • The revolutionary march of the Parisians to Versailles and the return of the royal family to Paris on October 5th and 6th, 1789
  • the occupation of Paris by the Prussians in 1870/71,
  • the passage of the second American tank division to liberate the capital from German occupation on August 24, 1944.

In the 19th century Chaville saw its population grow (from around 530 inhabitants in 1791 to 3600 Chavillois around 1900). Today there are around 18,200 inhabitants. Little by little, the city center has moved around the Grande Route, which is now called Avenue Roger Salengro . A certain number of buildings such as the town hall (located on the site of the current town hall since 1909), the church or the market are located along this axis, which also served the development of the districts of Petit Viroflay , Bas Chaville , Doisu and the top of Chaville Has. Some branches of the economy, such as breweries, tanneries, lime kilns and mainly limestone mines, have seen a particular boom. In most cities to the south and west of Paris, however, the laundry was the most common activity. These artisanal businesses were located along the Rû de Marivel , which supplied them with water and served as a drain for the wash houses. These establishments have mainly spread in the Doisu neighborhood .

Around 1900, a third of the population was busy washing, drying and ironing the capital's laundry. The construction of the three railroad tracks between 1840 and the beginning of the 20th century connecting Paris and Versailles had an impact on the Chavillois' habits. The good transport links of Chaville favored the Sunday tourism of numerous Parisians who went for a walk in the woods of Meudon or Fausses Reposes , and who fished in the Ursine ponds , the crab ponds or the Brisemich ponds , and who fished in the restaurants, cafes and recovered in the garden taverns.

Its forests gave Chaville a special reputation. In the 1950s, the forest and the lilies of the valley became famous with the hit "Tout çà parc 'qu'au bois de Chaville" by Pierre Destailles . Every May 1st from 1956 to 1968 the lily of the valley festivals took place for weeks and attracted many onlookers. The visitors could meet many stars like Jean Carmet or Annie Cordy , see the parade of the flower-decorated floats led by the lily of the valley queen or take part in various events (e.g. fashion shows, motocross races, bullfights, football matches or wrestling matches) .

During the 20th century, a number of industries and service companies have settled in Chaville. The rise to market participant through prices and shares of the branches (" Parc-Fourchon-Siedlung ") consolidates. Atypical villas, neoclassical architectural styles, pavilions in the style of the 1930s and workers' houses shot up.

Today the location of the pavilions at the end of the territory, the "green heritage" of the city (the 156 hectares of royal hunting legacies, the green spaces and private gardens) and the numerous cultural institutions ( the attrium, the conservatory of fine arts ) add to the charm and contributed to the broadcast of Chaville.

traffic

From Chaville there are bus connections to Versailles (171), Vélizy-Villacoublay and the Pont de Sèvres, where you can change to Metro Line 9 . Chaville also has three train stations:

  • Chaville Rive Droite - Served by the Transilien Paris - Saint-Lazare local line
  • Chaville Rive Gauche - Served by the Transilien Paris - Montparnasse route
  • Chaville-Vélizy - Served by the RER C

  • Chaville-Vélizy train station

Town twinning

Personalities

Lived or live in Chaville:

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Hauts-de-Seine. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Charenton-le-Pont 1993, ISBN 2-908958-95-3 , pp. 134-137.

Web links

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