Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
Villepinte | |
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The Hôtel de Ville | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Location of Villepinte | |
Villepinte Villepinte | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 39,647 |
| • Density | 3,823/km2 (9,902/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93078 /93420 |
| Elevation | 60 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.
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1996.[3]
Population
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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 RER line B: Villepinte, Parc des Expositions, and Vert-Galant.
Twin towns – sister cities
Villepinte is twinned with:[6]
- 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),[7] as well as 11 elementary schools.[8]
Secondary schools:
- Four junior high schools: Collège Françoise Dolto, Collège Camille Claudel, Collège Jean Jaurès, Collège Les Mousseaux[9]
- Two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Jean Rostand and Lycée Georges Brassens[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Balades decouvertes" (PDF). Town of Villepinte. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ 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)