Villeneuve-la-Garenne
Villeneuve- la- Garenne is a commune and is nestled against the His bow in the extreme north of the French département of Hauts- de -Seine. The town with 25,644 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) is the Canton of Villeneuve -la -Garenne.
Villeneuve- la- Garenne is located about six kilometers from Paris Notre -Dame. The neighboring communities are Gennevilliers, L'Île -Saint -Denis and Epinay- sur -Seine. The area of Villeneuve- la- Garenne is divided into 40 % housing, 40 % Economic Area and 20 % green space. It is worth noting that the city, by his own admission, 19 m² of green area per inhabitant offers.
History
It was only on April 9, 1929, Villeneuve- la- Garenne after long-standing efforts of its citizens by separating Gennevilliers a separate municipality.
Twinning
Since 1980 has been twinned with the German city of Hof an der Saale in the Bavarian administrative region Upper Franconia.