Vitry-sur-Seine
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Commune of Vitry-sur-Seine |
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Location | |
Paris and inner ring départements | |
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Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-de-Marne |
Arrondissement | Créteil |
Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 11.67 km² |
Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
82,100 78,908 |
- Density | 7,035/km² (2005) |
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Postal code | 94400 |
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. | |
Vitry-sur-Seine is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.5 km. (4.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
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[edit] Name
Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin Vitriacum, and before that Victoriacum, meaning "estate of Victorius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Vitry-sur-Seine (meaning "Vitry upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Vitry.
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Transport
Vitry-sur-Seine is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Vitry-sur-Seine and Les Ardoines.
Orly Airport is located near Vitry-sur-Seine.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Twin Town
Vitry-sur-Seine is twinned with:
- Burnley (since 1958)
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Paris-Sud Community (in English)