Vanves () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the southwestern suburbs of

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. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in

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and the tenth in France

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Vanves was annexed to Paris, and forms now essentially the neighborhood of Plaisance, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. On 8 November 1883, about half of the territory of Vanves was detached and became the commune of

Malakoff Malakoff () is a suburban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department southwest of Paris, France. Located from the centre of the city, it had a population of 30,286 in 2016. The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) is base ...

Population

Transport

Vanves is served by Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves station on

Paris Métro Line 13 Paris Métro Line 13 (opened as Line B; French: ''Ligne 13 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It was built by the Nord-Sud Company before becoming Line 13 when the Nord-Sud was merged into the Compagnie du ch ...

. This station is located at the border between the commune of Vanves and the commune of

, on the Malakoff side of the border. Vanves is also served by

Vanves–Malakoff station Vanves–Malakoff is a railway station in Vanves, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1883 and is located on the Paris–Brest railway. The train services are operated by SNCF. Just north of the station is the start of the ...

on the

Transilien Paris-Montparnasse Transilien Line N is a railway line of the Paris Transilien suburban rail network operated by the SNCF. The trains on this line travel between Gare Montparnasse in Paris and the west of Île-de-France region, with termini in Rambouillet, Dreux ...

suburban rail line.

Education

Preschools/nurseries: * École maternelle Cabourg * École maternelle Forestier * École maternelle Gambetta * École maternelle Lemel * École maternelle Marceau * École maternelle du Parc Elementary schools: * École élémentaire Cabourg * École élémentaire Forestier * École élémentaire Gambetta * École élémentaire Larmeroux * École élémentaire Marceau * École élémentaire du Parc Junior high schools: * Collège Michelet * Collège Saint-Exupéry Senior high schools/sixth form colleges: * Lycée Michelet * Lycée professionnel Louis Dardenne

Twin towns – sister cities

Vanves is twinned with: *

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, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom *

Lehrte Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover. In the 19th century Lehrte was the most important railway junction in the former Kingdom of Hanover. As of the 21st ...

, Germany *

Rosh HaAyin Rosh HaAyin ( he, רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן, lit="fountainhead", , ar, روش هاعين) is a city in the Central District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southea ...

, Israel

Notable people

Jacques Jubé Jacques Jubé sometimes called Jubé de la Cour, (26 March 1674 in Vanves – 19 December 1745 in Paris) was a French priest, teacher and memoirist. He became known initially in his youth, during the Regency, by his liturgical reforms in the par ...

(1674–1745), priest, teacher and memoirist *

Bonawentura Niemojowski Bonawentura Niemojowski (; 4 September 1787 – 15 June 1835) was a Polish lawyer, writer and politician. He was one of the leaders of Polish National Government during the November Uprising. Biography Bonawentura Niemojowski was born in Słupia ...

(1787–1835), Polish politician, lived here *

Marina Tsvetaeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (russian: Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈtaɪvə; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russia ...

(1892–1941), Russian poet and writer, lived here *

Albert Gazier Albert Gazier (16 May 1908 – 2 March 1997) was a French trade union leader and politician. During World War II (1939–45) he helped reorganize the unions during the German occupation of France. He escaped arrest by the Gestapo, made his way to ...

(1908–1997), politician, died here *

Guy Môquet Guy Prosper Eustache Môquet (, 26 April 1924 – 22 October 1941) was a young French Communist militant. During the German occupation of France in World War II, he was taken hostage by the Nazis and executed by firing squad in Châteaubriant in ...

(1924–1941), member of the Resistance and martyr, lived here *

André du Bouchet André du Bouchet (April 7, 1924 – April 19, 2001) was a French poet. Biography Born in Paris, André du Bouchet lived in France until 1941 when his family left occupied Europe for the United States. He studied comparative literature first ...

(1924–2001), poet, lived here *

Gérard Jouannest Gérard Jouannest (2 May 1933 – 16 May 2018) was a French pianist and composer. Early life Jouannest was born on 2 May 1933 in Vanves near Paris. His father was a piano manufacturer. Jouannest graduated from the Conservatoire de Paris in 1954 ...

(1933–2018), pianist and composer *

Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Athletics career Pérec won the 1991 World Championships 400 metres title ...

(born 1968), track athlete, lived here *

Jérôme Rothen Jérôme René Marcel Rothen (born 31 March 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. Rothen won 13 caps for the France national football team. He represented his country at the 2004 European Football Championsh ...

(born 1978), footballer, lived here

References

External links

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Official municipal website
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Lycée Michelet - a historic educational institution
{{Authority control Communes of Hauts-de-Seine