Viroflay
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Commune of Viroflay |
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Location | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Versailles |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Grand Parc |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 3.49 km² |
Population² (1999 census) |
15,211 |
- Density | 4,358/km² (1999) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Viroflay is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14.1 km (8.8 miles) from the center of Paris and 3 km (2 miles) from the Palace of Versailles.
The town motto is Lux mea lex which is Latin for "Light is my law".
[edit] Transport
Viroflay is served by Viroflay – Rive Gauche station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.
It is also served by Viroflay – Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line and by Chaville – Vélizy station on Paris RER line C.
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