Viroflay

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Viroflay
Viroflay coat of arms
Viroflay (France)
Viroflay
region Île-de-France
Department Line 6 of the Paris tram
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Versailles-2
Community association Versailles Grand Parc
Coordinates 48 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 10'  E
height 92-176 m
surface 3.49 km 2
Residents 16,129 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 4,621 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 78220
INSEE code 78686
Website http://www.ville-viroflay.fr/

Viroflay is a French municipality with 16,129 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the southwest of Paris in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It is 14 kilometers from the center of Paris. The inhabitants are called Viroflaysiens .

geography

The city of Viroflay connects to Versailles to the east . It is flanked by two forest areas, in the north by the Forêt de Fausses-Reposes, in the south by the Forêt de Meudon. Neighboring municipalities of Viroflay are Chaville in the east, Vélizy-Villacoublay in the south, Versailles in the west and Ville-d'Avray in the north.

Attractions

See: List of Monuments historiques in Viroflay

traffic

The RER C stops at Viroflay - Rive Gauche station . Viroflay also has another train station (Viroflay - Rive Droite), which is served by the Transilien Paris Saint-Lazare local line. The bus route 171 from Pont de Sèvres (change option Métrolinie 9 ) to Versailles also runs through Viroflay. The city borders directly on Chaville (92370).

  • Viroflay railway station Gare Rive droite

  • Viroflay Town Hall

  • Viroflay Viaduct

Town twinning

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 1125-1129.

Web links

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