Villeparisis
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Villeparisis (French pronunciation: [vilpaʁizi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris 21.8 km (13.5 mi) from the centre.
Villeparisis | |
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The Hôtel de Ville | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
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  Villeparisis Location within France  Villeparisis Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′01″N 2°36′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Villeparisis |
| Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frederic Bouche[1] |
Area 1 | 8.29 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 26,946 |
| • Density | 3,250/km2 (8,420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77514 /77270 |
| Elevation | 53–133 m (174–436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The Hôtel de Ville was commissioned as a coaching inn and was completed in 1750.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Villeparisis are called Villeparisiens in French.
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Transport
Villeparisis is served by Villeparisis–Mitry-le-Neuf station on Paris RER line B.
Twin towns – sister cities
Villeparisis is twinned with:[6]
Maldon, England, United Kingdom
Pietrasanta, Italy
Wathlingen, Germany
Notable people
- Henri Cleutin (1515–1566), diplomat
