Villeneuve-la-Garenne
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre | |
| Canton | Gennevilliers | |
| Community association |
Métropole du Grand Paris and Boucle Nord de Seine |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 20' E | |
| height | 22-31 m | |
| surface | 3.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 23,771 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7,428 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 92390 | |
| INSEE code | 92078 | |
| Website | www.villeneuve92.com | |
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is a French commune and is nestled on the Seine arch in the extreme northeast of the French department of Hauts-de-Seine in the northern suburbs of Paris . The city with 23,771 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the canton of Gennevilliers (until 2015: canton of Villeneuve-la-Garenne ). The inhabitants are called Villénogarennois .
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is the easternmost commune of the Hauts-de-Seine department. It is located about six kilometers from Paris Notre-Dame . The neighboring municipalities are Gennevilliers , L'Île-Saint-Denis and Épinay-sur-Seine . The area of Villeneuve-la-Garenne is divided into 40% living space, 40% economic space and 20% green space. It is noteworthy that the city, according to its own information, offers 19 m² of green space per inhabitant.
history
It was not until April 9, 1929 that Villeneuve-la-Garenne became an independent municipality after many years of efforts by its citizens by separating from Gennevilliers.
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| year | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,954 | 4.031 | 3,584 | 4,035 | 13,780 | 22,715 | 23,691 | 23,906 | 23,824 | 22,349 | 25,644 |
Attractions
- Saint-Joseph Church, first founded as a chapel in 1914, then rebuilt in 1931 and consecrated on September 20, 1932
Town twinning
Since 1980 there has been a town partnership with the German town of Hof an der Saale in the Bavarian administrative district of Upper Franconia .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Hauts-de-Seine. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Charenton-le-Pont 1993, ISBN 2-908958-95-3 , pp. 420-424.
