Department Val-de-Marne Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 4.22 km² Local time Saturday 3:05 PM | Region Île-de-France INSEE/Postal code 94021 / 94550 Population 19,152 (2007) | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Chevilly-Larue is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km (5.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
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Map of Chevilly Larue, France
Name
Chevilly-Larue was originally called simply Chevilly. The name Chevilly was recorded for the first time in 829 (in a donation by Eucade, bishop of Paris) as Civiliacum, probably meaning "estate of Civilis", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
On 5 September 1921 the name of the commune officially became Chevilly-Larue in order to distinguish it from the homonymous commune of Chevilly in the Loiret département. Larue was a hamlet located within the commune. Founded at the end of the Hundred Years' War along the small road from L'Haÿ-les-Roses to Fresnes, it was originally called La Ruelle (meaning "the lane", the "alleyway"), later corrupted into La Rue and eventually Larue.
Geography
Neighboring communes: L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Fresnes, Rungis, Thiais and Vitry-sur-Seine.
Transport
Chevilly-Larue is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Chevilly-Larue is Villejuif – Louis Aragon station on Métro line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Villejuif, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Chevilly-Larue.
Education
Schools in the commune include: