Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Commune
	Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne by Alfred Sisley (1872)
	Coat of arms
	Paris and inner ring départements
	Location of Villeneuve-la-Garenne
	Villeneuve-la-Garenne Villeneuve-la-Garenne
	Coordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°19′40″E / 48.9372°N 2.3278°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Nanterre
Canton	Gennevilliers
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Pelain
Area 1	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population (2021)	25,371
• Density	7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92078 /92390
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-la-Garenne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ɡaʁɛn] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region.

History

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

Transport

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the Paris Métro, 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, 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.

The town is well-served by the Paris metropolitan bus system : several lines run through its territory. (RATP bus 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.^[3] As of 2016^[update] almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1931	3,954	—
1936	4,031	+0.39%
1946	3,584	−1.17%
1954	4,035	+1.49%
1962	13,780	+16.59%
1968	22,715	+8.69%
1975	23,691	+0.60%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1982	23,906	+0.13%
1990	23,824	−0.04%
1999	22,349	−0.71%
2007	24,516	+1.16%
2012	25,725	+0.97%
2017	23,771	−1.57%

Source: EHESS^[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[6]

Education

As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.^[7]

Junior high schools include:

Collège Édouard Manet^[8]
Collège Georges Pompidou^[9]

Senior high schools:

The public library is the Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire.^[12]

Twin towns – sister cities

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is twinned with:^[13]

Hof, Germany

Notable people

Éric Marester, footballer
Romain Habran, footballer

Economy

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards:

Chantier de la Société Française de Construction navale
Vanpraet Chantiers Navals du Nord

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ "Jeunesse." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. "Avec près de 37% de Villenogarennois de moins de 25 ans,[...]"
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villeneuve-la-Garenne, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Chiffres clés ." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
^ Home. Collège Édouard Manet. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
^ Home. Collège Georges Pompidou. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
^ Home. Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
^ Home. Lycée Michel Ange. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
^ "Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
^ "Jumelage". villeneuve92.com (in French). Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved 2021-04-12.