Villeneuve-le-Roi

Villeneuve-le-Roi
The church of Villeneuve-le-Roi
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E / 48.7333°N 2.4167°E / 48.7333; 2.4167Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 2°25′00″E / 48.7333°N 2.4167°E / 48.7333; 2.4167
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Villeneuve-le-Roi
Government
• Mayor	Didier Gonzales
Area1	8.40 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population (2007)2	18,503
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	94077 /94290
Elevation	30–91 m (98–299 ft)
Website	www.villeneuve-le-roi.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-le-Roi is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km (8.5 mi) from the center of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1780–1831) was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre.

Paris-Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.

Villeneuve-le-Roi is twinned with the towns of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England and Vratsa, Bulgaria

Villeneuve-le-Roi is served by Villeneuve-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C.

Communal schools include:

There are two junior high schools:

There is one senior high school: Lycée Georges Brassens.

The commune has a public library, Bibliothèque municipale Anatole-France.