Villiers-sur-Marne
Villiers -sur -Marne is a commune with 27,222 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Val -de- Marne in the Île- de -France region; it is in the arrondissement of Nogent -sur -Marne and is the administrative center ( chef-lieu ) of the Canton of Villiers -sur- Marne. The inhabitants are called Villiérains.
Geography
Villiers -sur -Marne is located in the Paris Basin between Noisy- le- Grand in the north and east, Le Plessis- Trévise the southeast, Champigny -sur -Marne in the southwest and Bry -sur -Marne in the northwest. Despite the name, the place is not at the Marne, but about a mile away. The easternmost community in the so-called nouvelle ville Marne- le -Vallee she is also known as Porte de Paris.
Demographics
From 1962 only residents with a primary residence
Traffic
On the northern outskirts of the village runs along the Autoroute A4 (junction 8). The train station from Villiers -sur -Marne - Le Plessis Trévise is located on the RER E and on the railway line Paris -Mulhouse.
Personalities
- Vanessa Paradis (born 1972 ), singer, grew up here
- Gabriel Neigre (1774-1847), General
- Octave Lapize (1887-1917), a cyclist, winner of the Tour de France 1910
- Louis de Funès (1914-1983), actor, grew up here
- Fabien Onteniente (born 1958 ), director
- Claude Perraudin (1948-2001), guitarist and composer
- Éric Averlant (born 1962 ), comedian
Twinning
- Entroncamento, Portugal
- Friedberg, Hesse, Germany
- Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2012 to the efforts of Bishop's Stortfort finished)