Vaux-le-Penil

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Vaux-le-Penil
Vaux-le-Pénil (France)
Vaux-le-Penil
region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Melun
Canton Melun
Community association Melun Val de Seine
Coordinates 48 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 41'  E
height 37-96 m
surface 11.64 km 2
Residents 11,062 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 950 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 77000
INSEE code 77487
Website http://www.mairie-vaux-le-penil.fr/

Vaux-le-Pénil is a French commune with 11,062 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Seine-et-Marne department of the Île-de-France region .

geography

Vaux-le-Pénil is located about 50 km southeast of Paris on the Seine and borders Melun .

Partnerships

Vaux-le-Pénil has a partnership with Schwieberdingen , a municipality with approx. 11,000 inhabitants, 10 km north of Stuttgart. The foundation stone for the town twinning was laid in the 1980s through contacts in the field of school, sport and also singing. The first visit of the Schwieberdingen municipal council to Vaux-le-Pénil took place in June 1990

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2015
Residents 2,236 2,506 4,405 6,960 8,143 10,688 11,327 11,039

The population of Vaux-le-Pénil has increased at an above-average rate since the early 1960s. The population has more than quadrupled over a period of 40 years. In addition to a strong influx of people, which was particularly noticeable in the 1970s, the cause of the increase is a clear birth surplus.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vaux-le-Pénil

  • The as historique monument classified castle, owned by the 1789 President of the Konstituanten selected Fréteau de Saint-Just was, was rebuilt in 1766 and expanded in the 1892nd Today it houses a private museum of Surrealism Art .
  • The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul from the late 12th century, which was revised in the 16th century, also bears the classification as a monument historique.
Château de Vaux-le-Pénil

Events

Every year in November, Vaux-le-Pénil hosts the region's largest reggae festival with around 2,000 visitors .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 905-907.

Web links

Commons : Vaux-le-Pénil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files