Villiers-le-Bel
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Commune of Villiers-le-Bel |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Villiers-le-Bel (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | CA Val de France |
| Mayor | Didier Vaillant (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 64–147 m (avg. 75m) |
| Land area¹ | 7.3 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
26,900 26,145 |
| - Density | 3,658/km² (2005) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 95680/ 95400 |
| 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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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 miles) from the center of Paris.
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[edit] Transport
Villiers-le-Bel is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. 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 miles) from the town center of Villiers-le-Bel.
[edit] Demography
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The estimate for 2005 was 26,900.
[edit] Neighboring communes
[edit] 2007 unrest
On the night of 25 November 2007, youths attacked a police station in Villiers-le-Bel, torched cars, and vandalized stores. The violence was prompted by the deaths of two adolescents after a crash between their motorbike and a police patrol car at an intersection. The disturbances spread to neighbouring towns on the night of 26 November. 82 police officers were injured, four of them seriously, by shotgun blasts. [1]
[edit] Miscellaneous
Villiers-le-Bel was the birthplace of Alexandre Beljame (1842-1906), writer.
Villiers le Bel is also home to many of France's top rappers such as Armaguedon, kazkami, Arsenik, K.ommando Toxik, Sboko, Makiavelik, and CH3.
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Ariane Bernard, International Herald Tribune. "Second night of violence in Paris suburb". Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- Report of disturbances in the French daily Le Figaro (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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