Villejuif
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| Commune of Villejuif | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Val de Bièvre |
| Mayor | Claudine Cordillot |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 5.34 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
48,800 47,384 |
| - Density (2005) | 9,139/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 94076/ 94800 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Villejuif is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7 km. (4.3 miles) from the center of Paris.
[edit] Name
The name Villejuif was recorded for the first time in a papal bull of 1119 as Villa Judea, the meaning of which is still debated. Some consider that the meaning was quite simply "land of the Jews", "estate of the Jews", perhaps in reference to some Roman ruins there which people in the Middle Ages deemed satanic and haunted by Saracens and Jews. However, modern historians consider that the etymology of Villa Judea was more probably "estate of Juvius or Juveus", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
[edit] Transport
Villejuif is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 7: Villejuif – Léo Lagrange, Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier, and Villejuif – Louis Aragon.
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