Vaux-le-Pénil
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Vaux-le-Pénil (French pronunciation: [vo lə penil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Vaux-le-Pénil | |
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Castle of Vaux-le-Pénil | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vaux-le-Pénil | |
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| Coordinates: 48°31′33″N 2°40′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Melun |
| Intercommunality | CA Melun Val de Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri de Meyrignac[1] (DVG) |
Area 1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 11,474 |
| • Density | 985.7/km2 (2,553/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77487 /77000 |
| Elevation | 37–96 m (121–315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
Inhabitants of Vaux-le-Pénil are called Penivauxois in French.
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Education
Public schools in the commune include :
- three preschools : Romain Rolland, Gaston Dumont and Jean-Robert Rouchon
- three elementary schools : Romain Rolland, Gaston Dumont and Beuve et Gantier
- one junior high school : La mare au Champs
- one high school/sixth form college : Simone Signoret
