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Gentilly |
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Location within Île-de-France region
Gentilly
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Val de Bièvre |
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| Land area1 | 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 17,230 (2006) |
| - Density | 14,602 /km2 (37,820 /sq mi) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Gentilly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 4.1 km (2.5 mi) from the center of Paris.
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The name Gentilly was recorded for the first time in the 6th century as Gentiliacum, a royal estate of some importance where coinage was minted. The etymology of the name seems to be "estate of Gentilius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. However, some other researchers think that the name is connected with Latin gentilis (meaning "gentile", "pagan", "foreigner") in reference to foreign goldsmiths who may have settled in Gentilly in the Early Middle Ages.
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about half of the commune of Gentilly was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhoods of Maison-Blanche and Glacière, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
On 13 December 1896, about half of the territory of Gentilly was detached and became the commune of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, leaving Gentilly as a rump commune after the 1860 and 1896 losses of territory.
The famous photographer Robert Doisneau was born in Gentilly (April 14, 1912). There is a Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau [1][2] an international cultural center for humanist photography.
Gentilly is served by Gentilly station on Paris RER line .
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