Chaville
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Chaville is a commune
in the southwestern suburbs of Paris
, France
. It is located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
Roughly 44% of the land is forest. It is bordered by Meudon
forest and Fausse-Repose to the other side.
It is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles.
Today it is a suburban city and is served by public transit and is crossed by three train lines.
suburban rail line.
It is also served by Chaville Rive Gauche station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse
suburban rail line.
Southern Chaville is served by Chaville-Vélizy
station on Paris RER line C
. This station is located at the border between the commune of Chaville and the commune of Viroflay
, on the Viroflay side of the border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the southwestern suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
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.
Roughly 44% of the land is forest. It is bordered by Meudon
Meudon
Meudon is a municipality in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.-Geography:...
forest and Fausse-Repose to the other side.
History
It was founded in the 9th century. It was called Inchadivilla, later Chadivilla and Cativilla and became Chaville.It is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles.
Today it is a suburban city and is served by public transit and is crossed by three train lines.
Transport
Chaville is served by Chaville Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-LazareTransilien Paris – Saint-Lazare
Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris, as well as from Noisy-le-Roi station in the suburbs. Transilien services from Paris – Saint-Lazare are part of the SNCF...
suburban rail line.
It is also served by Chaville Rive Gauche station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse
Transilien Paris – Montparnasse
Transilien Paris – Montparnasse is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Montparnasse in the southwestern part of Paris. There are three lines in this sector , leading to Rambouillet, Dreux and Mantes-la-Jolie...
suburban rail line.
Southern Chaville is served by Chaville-Vélizy
Chaville-Vélizy (RER)
Chaville-Velizy is a railway station of the RER C train line located on the border between Chaville and Vélizy....
station on Paris RER line C
RER C
The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France. It is operated by SNCF.The line runs from the northwestern terminuses Pontoise , Versailles – Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the southeastern terminuses Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-Forêt , ...
. This station is located at the border between the commune of Chaville and the commune of Viroflay
Viroflay
Viroflay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the center and from the Palace of Versailles....
, on the Viroflay side of the border.
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External links
- Chaville website (in French)