Viry-Châtillon
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne department | |
| Arrondissement | Evry | |
| Canton | Viry-Châtillon (main town) | |
| Community association |
Métropole du Grand Paris and Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 23 ′ E | |
| height | 32-84 m | |
| surface | 6.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 31,093 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5,122 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91170 | |
| INSEE code | 91687 | |
| Website | www.ville-viry-chatillon.fr | |
Viry-Châtillon is a city in France , 20 kilometers south of Paris in the Essonne department . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Évry and has 31,093 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It lies on the Seine , where a tributary of the Orge River also flows into the Seine.
The first airfield in France was opened in Viry-Châtillon on April 1, 1909.
Attractions
See: List of the Monuments historiques in Viry-Châtillon
Personalities
- Houda Benyamina (* 1980), film director and screenwriter
- Oulaya Amamra (* 1996), actress
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 995-1003.
Web links
Commons : Viry-Châtillon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Viry-Châtillon at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)