Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
Villepinte | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′18″N 2°32′28″E / 48.955°N 2.541°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Le Raincy |
Canton | Sevran |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Valleton[1] |
Area 1 | 10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 38,725 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93078 /93420 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villepinte (French pronunciation: centre of Paris. It is near the Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Parc des Expositions de Villepinte is located in the city. As of 2017[update], the city had a population of 36,830.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Heraldry
The arms of Villepinte are blazoned : Azure, a Passion nail argent between 3 fleurs de lys Or, on a chaussé of the same, 2 plow points sable, point up.
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Transport
Villepinte is served by three stations on Paris
Vert-Galant
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Twin towns – sister cities
Villepinte is twinned with:[5]
- Schwendi, Germany
Notable people
- Stella Akakpo, athlete
- Lindsay Burlet, handball player
- Alou Diarra, footballer
- Boukary Dramé, footballer
- Alassane També, footballer
- Diandra Tchatchouang, basketball player
- Ibrahima Traoré, footballer
- Saïd Taghmaoui, actor
- Taylor Lapilus, mixed martial artist
Education
The commune has ten preschools (maternelles),[6] as well as 11 elementary schools.[7]
Secondary schools:
- Four junior high schools: Collège Françoise Dolto, Collège Camille Claudel, Collège Jean Jaurès, Collège Les Mousseaux[8]
- Two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Jean Rostand and Lycée Georges Brassens[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villepinte, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les relations internationales". ville-villepinte.fr (in French). Villepinte. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Les écoles maternelles." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Les écoles élémentaires." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Les collègiens." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Les lycéens." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis).
- Official website (in French)