Villeneuve-la-Garenne () is a

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in the northern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris in the

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the west ...

department in the

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History

The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of

Gennevilliers Gennevilliers () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 46,907. History On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the ...

Transport

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the

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, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villeneuve-la-Garenne is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune of Saint-Denis, from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne. The town is well-served by the

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system : several lines run through its territory. ( RATP

lines 137, 177, 178, 261 and 378). Since 15 November 2012, the city is served by a tram ( Line 1).

Demographics

As of January 1, 2019 there were 24,097 residents.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
INSEE almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.

Education

As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.Chiffres clés
" Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. Junior high schools include: *Collège

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*Collège

Georges Pompidou Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou ( , ; 5 July 19112 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He previously was Prime Minister of France of President Charles de Gaulle from 1962 to 196 ...

Senior high schools: *

Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...

Lycée Michel Ange In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...

The public library is the ''Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire''.

Twin towns – sister cities

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is twinned with: * Hof, Germany

Notable people

Éric Marester Éric Marester (born 12 June 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his career playing for Troyes AC over ten years including SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2, for whom he played between 2005 and 200 ...

, footballer *

Romain Habran Romain Habran (born 14 June 1994) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Hapoel Afula. Besides France, he has played in Belgium, Israel, and Spain. Club career Habran joined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2014, on loan from Paris Saint-G ...

, footballer

Economy

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards: * Chantier de la Société Française de Construction navale * Vanpraet Chantiers Navals du Nord

References

External links

Official website
(in French) Communes of Hauts-de-Seine {{HautsSeine-geo-stub