Area 5.34 km (2.06 sq mi) | Region Île-de-France Intercommunality Val de Bièvre Population 51,410 (2007) Local time Monday 5:31 PM | |
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Canton Villejuif-Est (Chef-lieu)Villejuif-Ouest (Chef-lieu) Weather 19°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 35% Humidity Colleges and Universities EFREI, École supérieure d'ingénieurs en informatique et génie des télécommunications | ||
Villejuif ([vilʒɥif]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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Map of 94800 Villejuif, France
Name
The name Villejuif can be imprecisely translated as "Jewish Town", but the area has no historical connections with the Jewish population of Paris. The name is believed to be a corruption of a Gallo-Roman name, Villa Iuvii, meaning the villa of Iuvius.
Transport
Villejuif is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 7: Villejuif – Léo Lagrange, Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier, and Villejuif – Louis Aragon.
Personalities
Hospitals
Villejuif has many hospitals on its territory :
Education
13 preschools, 11 elementary schools, and five junior high schools (Collège Aimé-Césaire, Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Jean Lurçat, Collège Karl-Marx, Collège Pasteur) are in Villejuif. Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud (in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) serves Villejuif.
Other institutions: