Valenton
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-de-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
| Canton | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges | |
| Community association |
Métropole du Grand Paris and Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 32-87 m | |
| surface | 5.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 14,796 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,786 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 94460 | |
| INSEE code | 94074 | |
| Website | http://www.valenton.fr/ | |
 Park in Valenton |
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Valenton is a commune with 14,796 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Val-de-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . Administratively, it is assigned to the arrondissement L'Haÿ-les-Roses in the canton of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges .
geography
The community is located in the agglomeration of Paris , about 15 kilometers southeast from the center of the French capital. Located in the very south of the Val-de-Marne department, it borders the Essonne department and is a peripheral part of the Brie natural landscape . Valenton is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Créteil in the north and northeast, Limeil-Brévannes in the east, Yerres in the southeast and south, Crosne in the southwest, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in the west and Choisy-le-Roi in the northwest.
history
In the 6th century, a village settlement appears for the first time in the books of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Up until the 20th century, Valenton was a small village, until 1936 when the quarters of Vignes and Val Pompadour were built.
Valenton has been a stronghold of the French Communist Party since the 1920s. With the exception of the time of the German occupation of France and the time of the Vichy government, the PCF always provided the mayor.
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 2,448 | 2.115 | 2,773 | 7,713 | 10,539 | 11,152 | 10,621 | 11,110 | 11,426 | 12,105 | 11,940 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Valenton
South of the large sewage treatment plant is the large Parc Départemental de la plage bleue .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-de-Marne . 2nd Edition. Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1994, ISBN 2-908958-94-5 .
