Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of

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, from the centre of Paris.

Name

Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from

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''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victoriacum'', meaning "estate of Victorius", a

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landowner. In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Vitry-sur-Seine (meaning "Vitry upon

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"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Vitry.

Main sights

The Hôtel de Ville, which opened in 1985, is on Avenue Youri Gagarine, and the

Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne The Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, nicknamed MAC/VAL, is a museum of contemporary art located in the Place de la Libération in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, a suburb of Paris, France. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee ...

, which opened in 2005, is on Place de la Libération.

Culture

For some years, Vitry-sur-Seine operated a cultural policy of bringing art to all. For this reason, the commune contains over 100 contemporary sculptures, notably in establishments of public education (schools, secondary schools and High Schools). Vitry hosts the

(Val-de-Marne's Museum of Contemporary Art). Opened on 18 November 2005, this museum offers in addition to the workshops of plastic arts, an auditorium and a cinema for art and experimental film. Vitry is one of the cities that contributed to the development of the

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movement in France. Consequentially,

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has a very important place in the city

Transport

Vitry-sur-Seine is served by two stations on Paris

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Vitry-sur-Seine Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victori ...

and Les Ardoines.

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is located near Vitry-sur-Seine.

Demographics

The city can be separated into three distinct parts: the center containing numerous ''cités HLM'' (

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), peripheral neighborhoods belonging to the middle class, and a large industrial area along the

river. The bordering towns are

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Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. History The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1988. Geography Choisy-le-Roi is located southeast from the center of ...

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. In 2017 the population of the city was estimated at 93,500 inhabitants. Vitry-sur-Seine is the 46th most populated city of

and the seventh of

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. The rate of unemployment is 26.5%, while national average is under 10%.

Immigration

As of circa 1998

and Vitry had a combined Asian population of 3,600. That year about 250 Asians from those communes worked in the

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, and the overall demographics of Ivry and Vitry Asians were similar to those in the 13th arrondissement.Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). ''The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas''.

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, 1 January 1998. , 9789622094468. CITED: p
197

Administration

Vitry is divided into two

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(districts): * Vitry-sur-Seine-1 counts 46,849 inhabitants (as of 2014) * Vitry-sur-Seine-2 counts 44,339 inhabitants (as of 2014)

Cités (Housing projects)

*Cité Balzac *Cité Du Colonel Fabien *Lucien Français *Les Marronniers *La Sablière 200 *La Commune de Paris *Mario Capra *Les Montagnards *Les Montagnes (La Vanoise, Pelvoux, Annapurna) *La Tourraine *Le Mail *Le Moulin Vert *Les Toits et Joie *Gabriel Peri *Cité Robespierre *Cité Barbusse *Le Square de l'Horloge *Cité Camille Groult *Les Malassis *Rouget de l'isle *La Glacière *Cité Bourgogne *Cité Verte *Cité Bleu (Camille Blanc) *Cité des Combattants *Roger Derry *Rosenberg *Cité des Peupliers-Manouchians *La Semise *Couzy

Education

the commune has 23 preschools (''maternelles''), and 21 elementary schools, with a combined total of 9,000 students. * Public junior high schools (''collèges''): Danielle-Casanova, Adolphe-Chérioux, Lakanal, Gustave-Monod, and Collège Jules-VallesCollèges
" Vitry-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. ** In addition Collège Romain-Rolland in

serves a portion of Vitry-sur-Seine * Senior high schools: Lycée Adolphe-Chérioux, Lycée Camille-Claudel, and

Lycée Jean-Macé In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...

Lycées
" Vitry-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. ** Lycée Romain-Rolland is in adjacent Ivry-sur-Seine * Private junior-senior high school: Collège-lycée privé Epin

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is the area university.

Twin towns – sister cities

Vitry-sur-Seine is twinned with: *

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, England, United Kingdom (1958) *

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, Czech Republic (1966) *

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, Germany (1973)

Notable people

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, rap group *

Jimmy Briand Jimmy Julien Briand (born 2 August 1985) is a French former professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but was later used as a winger, playing in Ligue 1 for Rennes, Lyon, Guingamp and Bordeaux, as well as in the Bundesliga wi ...

, footballer *

Cédric Bakambu Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for La Liga club Real Betis and the DR Congo national team. Bakambu made his professional debut for Sochaux in 2010, and played 107 offi ...

, footballer * Sohane Benziane, murder victim *

Cerrone Marc CerroneDaryl Easlea, "Supernature Boy", ''Record Collector'', #502, February 2020, pp.60-63 (; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concerts. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 1980s disco s ...

, musician *

Raymond Cordy Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de bill ...

, actor *

Damien Dovy Damien Dovy (born 31 March 1966 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South Americ ...

, karateka *

Jean Dréville Jean Dréville (20 September 1906 – 5 March 1997) was a French film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1969. Selected filmography * (1928) * '' A Man of Gold'' (1934) * '' The Chess Player'' (1938) * '' White Nigh ...

, film director *

Daniel Duval Daniel Duval (28 November 1944 – 10 October 2013) was a French film actor, director and writer. Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval was awarded the Silver Prize at the ...

, film actor, director, writer *

Squeezie Lucas Adrien Hauchard (; born 27 January 1996), known professionally as Squeezie, is a French Internet celebrity, YouTuber. He is the second most subscribed French language, French-speaking youtuber, after Tibo InShape, with over 19.6 million s ...

, youtuber * David Fleurival, footballer *

Mickaël Hanany Mickaël Hanany (born 25 March 1983, in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French high jumper. His biggest success to date is winning the bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki. Hanany was an All-American jumper for SMU Mustangs track ...

, athlete *

Jimmy Kébé Jimmy Boubou Kébé (born 19 January 1984) is a former professional Association football, footballer who played as a right winger. Born in France, he represented Mali national football team, Mali at international level. Club career Early life a ...

, footballer * Ritchie Makuma Mpasa, footballer * Richard Massolin, footballer *

Doudou Masta Mamadou Doumbia (born February 26, 1971, in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French hip-hop artist and actor. Biography The young Doudou showed an early musical aptitude from the age of six, when he successfully joined France's national youth choir, which ...

, rapper *

Maé-Bérénice Méité Maé-Bérénice Méité (; born 21 September 1994) is a French figure skater. She is the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2016 International Cup of Nice champion, the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and a six-time French nationa ...

, figure skater *

Jérémy Menez Jérémy is a French masculine given name. It is a spelling variant of Jérémie, itself the French variant of the biblical name Jeremiah. Its cognate in English is Jeremy which means "God will uplift". People with the given name Jérémy includ ...

, footballer *

Maguy Nestoret Maguy Nestoret (born 28 July 1969 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is a French athlete who specialises in the 200 metres. Nestoret competed in the women's 200 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics where she took fifth in heat three in a time of 24.15 se ...

, athlete *

Rohff Housni M'Kouboi (; born 15 December 1977), better known as Rohff and at times stylized as Roh2f, is a French rapper. Born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, to a family of Comoran origin, he immigrated in 1985 to France living in Vitry-sur-Seine, i ...

, rapper *

Arsène Tchakarian Arsène Tchakarian (21 December 1916 – 4 August 2018) was a French-Armenian historian, former tailor and member of the French Resistance. He was a member of the Manouchian Group of the FTP-MOI, a wing of the larger Francs-Tireurs et Partisans ...

, French-Armenian historian and resistance fighter *

Lassana Touré Lassana Touré (born July 30, 1980 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is a French basketball player who played 21 games for French Pro A league club Roanne during the 2004–05 season.Le Parisien ''Le Parisien'' (; ) is a French daily newspaper cover ...

, basketball player

References

External links

Official website

Val-de-Marne's Museum of Contemporary ArtParis-Sud Community
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