Chaville

Chaville
The town hall of Chaville
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°48′31″N 2°11′19″E / 48.8086°N 2.1886°ECoordinates: 48°48′31″N 2°11′19″E / 48.8086°N 2.1886°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton	Chaville
Intercommunality	Grand Paris Seine Ouest
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Jacques Guillet
Area^1	3.55 km^2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	18,825
• Density	5,300/km^2 (14,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	92022 / 92370
Elevation	63–173 m (207–568 ft)
^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.

Chaville is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the center of Paris.

Geography

Chaville borders on the following communes:

• Meudon
• Sèvres
• Vélizy-Villacoublay
• Viroflay
• Ville-d'Avray.

Roughly 44% of the land is forest. It is situated between the forest of Meudon to the southeast and the forest of Les Fausses-Reposes to the northwest.

History

The town was founded in the 9th century. Its name evolved from Inchadivilla to the present Chaville.

Transport

Chaville is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles. It is served by three railway stations and one bus line:

• Gare de Chaville-Rive-Droite, on the Transilien suburban rail line from Paris-Saint-Lazare to Versailles-Rive-Droite
• Gare de Chaville-Rive-Gauche, on the Transilien suburban rail line from Paris-Montparnasse to Rambouillet
• Chaville-Vélizy station on Paris RER line C
• RATP Bus line 171

Twin towns

• Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany
• Barnet, London, England
• Settimo Torinese, Piedmont, Italy
• Thanh Hoa, Vietnam

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chaville website (in French)