Villeneuve-la-Garenne is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the northern suburbs of Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris

Kilometre Zero

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 in the Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine

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 department in the Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

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 region

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History

The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of Gennevilliers

Gennevilliers

Gennevilliers is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.-Transport:...

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Transport

Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the Paris Métro

Paris Métro

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, RER

RER

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, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villeneuve-la-Garenne is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D

RER D

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 and on the Transilien Paris – Nord

Transilien Paris – Nord

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 suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune of Saint-Denis, 0.9 km (0.559235462984826 mi) from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.

The town is well-served by the Paris

Paris

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 metropolitan

Metropolitan area

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 bus

Bus

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 system : several lines run through its territory. (RATP bus

Bus

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lines 137, 177, 178 and 378).

External links

• Official website (in French)