Villiers-le-Bel
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles | |
| Canton | Villiers-le-Bel | |
| Community association | Roissy Pays de France | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ' N , 2 ° 23' E | |
| height | 64-147 m | |
| surface | 7.30 km 2 | |
| Residents | 27,676 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,791 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95400 | |
| INSEE code | 95680 | |
| Website | www.ville-villiers-le-bel.fr | |
 Villiers-le-Bel town hall |
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Villiers-le-Bel is a commune and a northern suburb of Paris with 27,676 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department of the Île-de-France region . The distance to the center of Paris is 17.4 km. The inhabitants are called Beauvillésois .
Geography and traffic
Villiers-le-Bel had a tram from 1878 to 1949 which connected the place with the associated train station. Today the connection is ensured by the RATP bus route 268.
The city has a connection to the RER line D via the Villiers-le-Bel - Gonesse - Arnouville train station in the municipality of Arnouville .
The former Route nationale 370 , today's name RD 370, runs through the village.
Population development
The first noticeable increase in population is brought by the railway with a train station just three kilometers from the town. The number of 2000 inhabitants is exceeded by 1870. By 1930 the number of inhabitants doubled.
Much stronger growth began in 1955, when 1,600 apartments were built east of the town in a large housing program.
| year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 4,209 | 4,852 | 12,797 | 19,119 | 21,876 | 24,808 | 26,110 | 27,330 | 27.091 | 27,676 |
Attractions
- Parish church of Saint-Didier , 13th-16th centuries Century ( Monument historique )
- Gallo-Roman fountain, 2nd century AD (Monument historique)
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Villiers-le-Bel
Personalities
Sons and daughters:
- Marie-Laure Delie (* 1988), national soccer player
- Gustave Le Gray (1820–1884), photography pioneer
People related to the city:
- Robert Müller (1920–2003), Swiss sculptor, co-founder of the technique of modern iron sculpture, lived and died in Villiers-le-Bel
Special events
The place hit the headlines in November 2007 when the accidental death of two youths in a collision with a police vehicle on November 25, 2007 led to serious riots and street battles.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 1020-1027.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)
- Villiers-le-Bel at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Puits gallo-romain in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Street battles in front of Paris . In: FAZ of November 27, 2007 and new riots in Parisian suburbs . In: Spiegel Online from November 26, 2007.