Vélizy-Villacoublay is a common department of the Yvelines, in the area Île-de-France, in France, located at 3 km in the east of Versailles.

Its inhabitants is called the Véliziens .

Geography

Established on a plate dominating Paris, the commune of Vélizy-Villacoublay is bordering on Meudon in the North-East, of Clamart in the east, Bièvres in the south-south-east, Jouy-in-Josas in south-west, Versailles in the west, Viroflay in the North-West and Chaville in north.

It is a very urbanized commune, in edge of the Forêt of Meudon which recovers more than 300 hectares of the communal territory.

There are six districts of dwelling: Mozart, the Field, the Email, Louvois, the Western Point and Vélizy-le-Bas (with Ursine and the Scrap-metal).

The city is served by the A86, RN118 and RN286

On the level of public transport, it is served by the RER C (station of Chaville - Vélizy), by the buses of Veolia Transport (Connex), of the RATP and by the T8 starting from end 2010.

History

The name of Villacoublay would be derived from the Latin word villa . Villacoublay is made of the Latin word villa and a Gallo-Roman patronym, Escoblenus .

  • Territory made of three distinct seigniories, Vélizy, Villacoublay and Ursine, mentioned as from the 11th century.

  • These fields entered the royal field gradually as from the 17th century and at the end of 18th for that of Vélizy.

  • the air base of Villacoublay is created in 1911.

Demography

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Administration

Economy

Great work of infrastructure

  • Road tunnel on two levels in the course of construction between Rueil-Malmaison and Vélizy-Villacoublay (section of the A86)
  • Cover of the A86
  • Line 8 of the Parisian tram

Culture

Architectural heritage

  • Church Saint-Denis
  • Church Saint-Jean-Baptist, of modern style
  • Barracks of CRS
  • Arts center of the Wave, delivered in December 2002, designed by the architect Claude Vasconi, including/understanding:
room of 670 places - multi-field room of 200 places - 2 big rooms of dance - room of repetition of orchestra - 12 studios - 4 classrooms - studio of recording - studio for percussions

Twin towns

In the media

Villacoublay is the principal place of the intrigue of the series of French Animation Clémentine intended for the children and diffused on television on Antenne 2 in the years 1980.

See too

Related articles

  • Common of Yvelines

External bonds

  • Town hall of Vélizy-Villacoublay, official site
  • Seen air of the commune of Vélizy-Villacoublay on the site of IAURIF
  • Vélizy-Villacoublay on the site of IGN
  • Vélizy-Villacoublay on the site of Plane INSEE
  • of intendance of the parish of Velizy on the site of the files of Yvelines
  • history of Vélizy-Villacoublay by association Signs of Times

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