Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis

Villepinte
Villepinte town hall
Villepinte town hall
Coat of arms of Villepinte
Paris and inner ring departments
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Villepinte
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Villepinte is located in France
Villepinte
Villepinte
Villepinte is located in Île-de-France (region)
Villepinte
Villepinte
Coordinates: 48°57′18″N 2°32′28″E / 48.955°N 2.541°E / 48.955; 2.541
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementLe Raincy
CantonSevran
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martine Valleton[1]
Area
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10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
38,725
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
93078 /93420
Elevation60 m (200 ft)
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: [vilpɛ̃t] ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) from the 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, the city had a population of 36,830.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 260—    
1800 294+1.77%
1806 284−0.58%
1821 291+0.16%
1831 314+0.76%
1836 287−1.78%
1841 295+0.55%
1846 291−0.27%
1851 313+1.47%
1856 302−0.71%
1861 316+0.91%
1866 332+0.99%
1872 271−3.33%
1876 290+1.71%
1881 334+2.87%
1886 483+7.66%
1891 446−1.58%
1896 589+5.72%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 646+1.86%
1906 582−2.06%
1911 633+1.69%
1921 639+0.09%
1926 2,178+27.79%
1931 3,137+7.57%
1936 3,893+4.41%
1946 3,785−0.28%
1954 5,503+4.79%
1962 7,660+4.22%
1968 12,103+7.92%
1975 17,565+5.46%
1982 23,745+4.40%
1990 30,303+3.10%
1999 33,782+1.21%
2007 35,444+0.60%
2012 35,820+0.21%
2017 36,830+0.56%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Heraldry

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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.



Transport

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Villepinte is served by three stations on Paris RER line B: Villepinte, Parc des Expositions, and Vert-Galant.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Villepinte is twinned with:[5]

Notable people

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Education

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villepinte, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Les relations internationales". ville-villepinte.fr (in French). Villepinte. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. ^ "Les écoles maternelles." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Les écoles élémentaires." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Les collègiens." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Les lycéens." Villepinte. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
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