Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis

For other places with the same name, see Villepinte (disambiguation).

Villepinte (French pronunciation: [vilpɛ̃t] (listen)) 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^[update], the city had a population of 36,830.

Villepinte
Commune
Villepinte town hall
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Villepinte
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Coordinates: 48°57′18″N 2°32′28″E / 48.955°N 2.541°E / 48.955; 2.541
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 km^2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	38,204
• Density	3,700/km^2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93078 /93420
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

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

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

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Villepinte is twinned with:^[5]

•   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),^[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

•  France portal

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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.

External links

 

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