Villiers-le-Bel
For other places with the same name, see Villiers (disambiguation).
| Villiers-le-Bel | ||
|---|---|---|
|
City hall | ||
| ||
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | ||
| Coordinates: 49°00′34″N 2°23′28″E / 49.0094°N 2.3911°ECoordinates: 49°00′34″N 2°23′28″E / 49.0094°N 2.3911°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles | |
| Canton | Villiers-le-Bel | |
| Intercommunality | Roissy Pays de France | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2012–2020) | Jean-Louis Marsac | |
| Area1 | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 27,312 | |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95680 / 95400 | |
| Elevation |
64–147 m (210–482 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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. | ||
Villiers-le-Bel is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is located 17.4 km (10.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
Transport
Villiers-le-Bel is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER. The closest station to Villiers-le-Bel is Villiers-le-Bel – Gonesse – Arnouville station on Paris RER line D. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Arnouville-lès-Gonesse, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the town center of Villiers-le-Bel.
Demography
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,633 | — |
| 1800 | 1,350 | −17.3% |
| 1806 | 1,325 | −1.9% |
| 1821 | 1,178 | −11.1% |
| 1831 | 1,209 | +2.6% |
| 1836 | 1,322 | +9.3% |
| 1841 | 1,883 | +42.4% |
| 1846 | 1,979 | +5.1% |
| 1851 | 1,934 | −2.3% |
| 1856 | 1,951 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 2,132 | +9.3% |
| 1866 | 2,107 | −1.2% |
| 1872 | 1,735 | −17.7% |
| 1876 | 1,968 | +13.4% |
| 1881 | 2,016 | +2.4% |
| 1886 | 1,968 | −2.4% |
| 1891 | 1,649 | −16.2% |
| 1896 | 1,644 | −0.3% |
| 1901 | 1,723 | +4.8% |
| 1906 | 1,718 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 1,845 | +7.4% |
| 1921 | 2,377 | +28.8% |
| 1926 | 3,324 | +39.8% |
| 1931 | 4,389 | +32.0% |
| 1936 | 4,351 | −0.9% |
| 1946 | 4,209 | −3.3% |
| 1954 | 4,852 | +15.3% |
| 1962 | 12,797 | +163.7% |
| 1968 | 19,119 | +49.4% |
| 1975 | 21,876 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 24,808 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 26,110 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 26,145 | +0.1% |
Neighboring communes
2007 riots
Main article: 2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots
On the night of 25 November 2007, gangs attacked a police station in Villiers-le-Bel, torched cars, and vandalized stores. The violence was prompted by the deaths of two adolescents after a crash between their motorbike and a police patrol car at an intersection. The disturbances spread to neighbouring towns on the night of 26 November. 82 police officers were injured, four of them seriously, by shotgun blasts. [1]
Personalities
- Alexandre Beljame (1842–1906), writer.
- Mickael Citony footballer
- Marie-Laure Delie footballer
- Gaël N’Lundulu footballer
- Kevin Vinetot footballer
See also
References
- ↑ Ariane Bernard, International Herald Tribune. "Second night of violence in Paris suburb". Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- General
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villiers-le-Bel. |
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
| ||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.