Villetaneuse () is a commune in the

Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobi ...

department, in the northern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris.

Heraldry

Population

Education

Primary and secondary schools

The commune has four preschools (''maternelles'') and four primary schools, with 150 employees total. They are: * Preschools:

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, Jacqueline Quatremaire,

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, Henri Wallon * Elementary schools: Jean-Baptiste Clément,

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Two junior high schools (''collèges''), operated by Seine-Saint-Denis, are in the commune: Lucie Aubrac and Jean Vilar. Students in Villetaneuse attend senior high schools/sixth-form colleges (''lycées''), operated by

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, in various surrounding municipalities.Collèges et lycées
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University

Villetaneuse is well known for its university named " Université Paris XIII or Paris Nord", in particular: the Polytechnique Science Institut "

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" where Material Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry are taught.

Transport

Villetaneuse is served by no station of the

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, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villetaneuse is Épinay – Villetaneuse station on the

Transilien Paris – Nord Transilien Paris-Nord is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare du Nord in central Paris, and serve the north-west and north-east of Île-de-France region with Transilien lines ...

suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of

Épinay-sur-Seine Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, ...

, from the town center of Villetaneuse. It takes less than 15 min to commute to Paris by train.

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is located about away from Villetaneuse.

References

External links

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