Viry-Châtillon
The town hall in Viry-Châtillon
The town hall in Viry-Châtillon
Coat of arms of Viry-Châtillon
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon is located in France
Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon is located in Île-de-France (region)
Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon
Coordinates: 48°40′17″N 2°22′30″E / 48.6713°N 2.375°E / 48.6713; 2.375
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementÉvry
CantonViry-Châtillon
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Marie Vilain[1] (LC)
Area
1
6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
31,045
  Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91687 /91170
Elevation32–84 m (105–276 ft)
Websitewww.ville-viry-chatillon.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viry-Châtillon (French pronunciation: [viʁi ʃatijɔ̃] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20.9 km (13.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

Population

Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are also known as Castelvirois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 408    
1800 373−1.27%
1806 380+0.31%
1821 366−0.25%
1831 404+0.99%
1836 389−0.75%
1841 462+3.50%
1846 533+2.90%
1851 550+0.63%
1856 564+0.50%
1861 575+0.39%
1866 663+2.89%
1872 541−3.33%
1876 669+5.45%
1881 873+5.47%
1886 1,110+4.92%
1891 1,182+1.26%
1896 1,409+3.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,540+1.79%
1906 1,824+3.44%
1911 2,272+4.49%
1921 2,766+1.99%
1926 5,660+15.40%
1931 8,442+8.32%
1936 9,234+1.81%
1946 9,495+0.28%
1954 10,622+1.41%
1962 23,598+10.49%
1968 27,045+2.30%
1975 32,411+2.62%
1982 30,224−0.99%
1990 30,580+0.15%
1999 30,257−0.12%
2007 31,249+0.40%
2012 31,221−0.02%
2017 31,093−0.08%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sports

The town is home to the women's football team Paris FC. It is also the base of the engine division of the Formula One constructor Alpine-Renault.

Twin towns – sister cities

Viry-Châtillon is twinned with:[5]

Transport

Viry-Châtillon is served by Viry-Châtillon station on Paris RER line D.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Viry-Châtillon, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Jumelages". viry-chatillon.fr (in French). Viry-Châtillon. Retrieved 2021-04-10.


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