Villiers-le-Bel
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs |
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| 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 | CA Roissy Pays de France | |
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| • 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95680 /95400 | |
| Elevation | 64–147 m (210–482 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.
In the 1950s the commune had about 5,000 residents but it urbanized from 1950 to 1974. As of 2007 the commune had 26,000 people.
In 2007 the mayor at the time, François Pupponi, stated that the city became a "social ghetto" suffered from planning errors made in the 1950s, as the community did not gain the businesses necessary to support the population.Jean-Louis Marsac, the first deputy mayor, stated that the commune grew without gaining the proper infrastructure.
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.
As of 2007[update] 40% of the commune's population was under the age of 25.
As of 2007[update]Charles de Gaulle International Airport is the primary employer of the area. Within Villiers-le-Bel itself the largest employers were the Charles-Richet Hospital, the Flopak conditioning company, Gilson medical material company, and public services.
The commune has 30 educational institutions, including 11 preschools and 11 elementary schools along with four junior high schools and a vocational high school. As of 2007[update] the commune does not have its own general high school/sixth-form college.
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