Commune in Île-de-France, France
Villeneuve-la-Garenne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ɡaʁɛn] ⓘ ) is acommune in the northern suburbs ofParis , France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from thecenter of Paris in theHauts-de-Seine department in theÎle-de-France region.
The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune ofGennevilliers .
During therepression of January and February 1894 , the police conducted raids targeting theanarchists living there, without much success.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of theParis Métro ,RER , or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villeneuve-la-Garenne isSaint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on ParisRER line D and on theTransilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune ofSaint-Denis , 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.
The town is well-served by theParis 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 ).
As of January 1, 2019, there were 24,097 residents.[ 6] As of 2016[update] almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.[ 7]
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[ 8] and INSEE (1968-2017)[ 9]
As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.[ 10]
Junior high schools include:
Senior high schools:
The public library is theBibliothèque Aimé-Césaire .[ 15]
Twin towns – sister cities[ edit ] Villeneuve-la-Garenne istwinned with:[ 16]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards:
Chantier de la Société Française de Construction navale Vanpraet Chantiers Navals du Nord ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.^ "Les anarchistes" [The anarchists].La Dépêche . 3 January 1894. p. 2. ^ "Deux mille perquisitions".L'Estafette : 2. 2 January 1894. ^ "Une série générale de perquisitions : résultat négatif des recherches" [A general series of raids: negative results].L'Éclair . 3 January 1894. ^ 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 Archived 2019-11-18 at theWayback Machine .Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet . Retrieved on September 9, 2016.^ Home Archived 2016-09-14 at theWayback Machine .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. Archived fromthe original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved2021-04-12 .
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