Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
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Villepinte | |
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 The Hôtel de Ville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
 Location of Villepinte | |
  Villepinte  Villepinte | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′18″N 2°32′28″E / 48.955°N 2.541°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Le Raincy |
| Canton | Sevran |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Valleton[1] |
Area 1 | 10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 41,470 |
| • Density | 3,999/km2 (10,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93078 /93420 |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villepinte (French pronunciation: [vilpɛ̃t] ⓘ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is near the Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Parc des Expositions de Villepinte is located in the city. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 41,470.[3]
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1996.[4]
Population
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Heraldry
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The arms of Villepinte are blazoned : Azure, a Passion nail argent between 3 fleurs de lys Or, on a chaussé of the same, 2 plow points sable, point up.
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Transport
Villepinte is served by three stations on Paris RER line B: Villepinte, Parc des Expositions, and Vert-Galant.
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
- Stella Akakpo, athlete
- Lindsay Burlet, handball player
- Alou Diarra, footballer
- Boukary Dramé, footballer
- Alassane També, footballer
- Diandra Tchatchouang, basketball player
- Ibrahima Traoré, footballer
- Saïd Taghmaoui, actor
- Taylor Lapilus, mixed martial artist
