Chevilly-Larue
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Commune of Chevilly-Larue |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | Canton of Chevilly-Larue |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Christian Hervy |
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| Elevation | 83 m–94 m |
| Land area¹ | 4.22 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
18,149 |
| - Density | 4,301/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 94021/ 94550 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Chevilly-Larue is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
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[edit] Name
Chevilly-Larue was originally called simply Chevilly. The name Chevilly was recorded for the first time in 829 (in a donation by Eucade, bishop of Paris) as Civiliacum, probably meaning "estate of Civilis", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
On September 5, 1921 the name of the commune officially became Chevilly-Larue in order to distinguish it from the homonymous commune of Chevilly in the Loiret département. Larue was a hamlet located within the commune. Founded at the end of the Hundred Years' War along the small road from L'Haÿ-les-Roses to Fresnes, it was originally called La Ruelle (meaning "the lane", the "alleyway"), later corrupted into La Rue and eventually Larue.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring communes: L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Fresnes, Rungis, Thiais and Vitry-sur-Seine.
[edit] Transport
Chevilly-Larue is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Chevilly-Larue is Villejuif – Louis Aragon station on Métro line 
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[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
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