La Ville-du-Bois | |
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 The town hall in La Ville-du-Bois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Ville-du-Bois  | |
  La Ville-du-Bois  La Ville-du-Bois | |
| Coordinates:48°39′40″N2°16′07″E / 48.6611°N 2.2687°E /48.6611; 2.2687 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Longjumeau |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Meur[1] |
Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,140 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91665 /91620 |
| Elevation | 82–162 m (269–531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Ville-du-Bois (French pronunciation:[lavildybwa]ⓘ) is acommune in the southern suburbs ofParis,France. It is located 40 km (25 mi) from thecenter of Paris.
Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known asUrbisylvains in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,594 | — |
| 1975 | 3,334 | +3.65% |
| 1982 | 4,067 | +2.88% |
| 1990 | 5,404 | +3.62% |
| 1999 | 5,901 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 6,833 | +1.85% |
| 2012 | 7,187 | +1.02% |
| 2017 | 7,753 | +1.53% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou.[4]
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