Villeneuve-le-Roi

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Villeneuve-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [vilnœv lə ʁwa] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km (8.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1780–1831) was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre.

Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.^[3]

Population

Transport

Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by Villeneuve-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C.

Education

Communal schools include:^[6]

• Preschools (écoles maternelles): Cites-Unies, Paul-Painlevé, Paul-Bert, Paul-Eluard, Pauline-Kergomard, and Annie-Fratellini
• Elementary schools: Paul-Bert, Paul-Painlevé, Jules-Ferry, and Jean-Moulin

There are two junior high schools:

• Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi^[7]
• Collège Jules Ferry^[8]

There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens.^[9]

The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France.^[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with:^[11]

• Arpino, Italy
• São Pedro do Sul, Portugal
• Stourport-on-Severn, England, United Kingdom
• Vratsa, Bulgaria

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Plan de la ville Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villeneuve-le-Roi, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. "Ecoles maternelles et élémentaires." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
7. Home. Collège Jean Macé Villeneuve Le Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
8. Home. Collège Jules Ferry. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
9. Home Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Georges Brassens (Villeneuve-le-Roi). Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
10. "Bibliothèque." Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
11. "Jumelages". villeneuve-le-roi.fr (in French). Villeneuve-le-Roi. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

External links

• Official website (in French)