Coordinates: 48°39′40″N 2°16′07″E / 48.6611°N 2.2687°E / 48.6611; 2.2687

La Ville-du-Bois

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La Ville-du-Bois
Commune
The town hall in La Ville-du-Bois
The town hall in La Ville-du-Bois
Coat of arms of La Ville-du-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of La Ville-du-Bois
Map
La Ville-du-Bois is located in France
La Ville-du-Bois
La Ville-du-Bois
La Ville-du-Bois is located in Île-de-France (region)
La Ville-du-Bois
La Ville-du-Bois
Coordinates: 48°39′40″N 2°16′07″E / 48.6611°N 2.2687°E / 48.6611; 2.2687
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonLongjumeau
IntercommunalityCA Paris-Saclay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Meur[1]
Area
1
8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,080
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91665 /91620
Elevation82–162 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: [la vil dy bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 40 km (25 mi) from the center of Paris.

Population

Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known as Urbisylvains in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Notable residents

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]

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Bibliothèque municipale Constantin Andréou" (in French). Retrieved 2007-05-29.

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