Vanves
Vanves | |
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Coordinates:48°49′15″N2°17′23″E/ 48.8208°N 2.2897°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-Billancourt |
Canton | Clamart |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Bernard Gauducheau[1] |
Area 1 | 1.56 km2(0.60 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 28,014 |
• Density | 18,000/km2(47,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 92075/92170 |
Elevation | 35–78 m (115–256 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vanves(French pronunciation:[vɑ̃v] ) is acommunein the southwestern suburbs ofParis,France.It is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from thecentre of Paris.It is one of the most densely populated municipalities inEuropeand the tenth in France.[3]
History
[edit]On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by anne xing 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 the14th arrondissementof Paris.
On 8 November 1883, about half of the territory of Vanves was detached and became the commune ofMalakoff.
Population
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Transport
[edit]Vanves is served byMalakoff – Plateau de Vanvesstation onParis Métro Line 13.This station is located at the border between the commune of Vanves and the commune ofMalakoff,on the Malakoff side of the border.
Vanves is also served byVanves–Malakoff stationon theTransilien Paris-Montparnassesuburban rail line.
Education
[edit]Preschools/nurseries:[6]
- École maternelle Cabourg
- École maternelle Forestier
- École maternelle Gambetta
- École maternelle Lemel
- École maternelle Marceau
- École maternelle du Parc
Elementary schools:[7]
- École élémentaire Cabourg
- École élémentaire Forestier
- École élémentaire Gambetta
- École élémentaire Larmeroux
- École élémentaire Marceau
- École élémentaire du Parc
Junior high schools:[8]
- Collège Michelet
- Collège Saint-Exupéry
Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[9]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]- Ballymoney,Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (since 2000)
- Lehrte,Germany (since 1963)
- Rosh HaAyin,Israel (since 2009)
Notable people
[edit]- Jacques Jubé(1674–1745), priest, teacher and memoirist
- Bonawentura Niemojowski(1787–1835), Polish politician, lived here
- Marina Tsvetaeva(1892–1941), Russian poet and writer, lived here
- Albert Gazier(1908–1997), politician, died here
- Guy Môquet(1924–1941), member of the Resistance and martyr, lived here
- André du Bouchet(1924–2001), poet, lived here
- Gérard Jouannest(1933–2018), pianist and composer
- Marie-José Pérec(born 1968), track athlete, lived here
- Jérôme Rothen(born 1978), footballer, lived here
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^(in French)List of French cities ordered by population density
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Vanves,EHESS(in French).
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^"Écoles maternelles."Vanves. Retrieved on 28 July 2018.
- ^"Les écoles élémentaires de Vanves."Vanves. Retrieved on 28 July 2018.
- ^"Les collèges de Vanves."Vanves. Retrieved on 28 July 2018.
- ^"Les lycées de Vanves."Vanves. Retrieved on 28 July 2018.
- ^"Villes jumelles".vanves.fr(in French). Vanves.Retrieved2021-04-13.
External links
[edit]- (in French)Official municipal website
- (in French)Official municipal websiteat theWayback Machine(archive index)
- (in French)Lycée Michelet - a historic educational institution