Val-de-Marne
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Val-de-Marne (Template:IPA, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of Paris’ city centre. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,407,124.<ref name=pop2019>Populations légales 2019: 94 Val-de-Marne, INSEE</ref>
Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.
Geography
Val-de-Marne is, together with Seine-Saint-Denis and Hauts-de-Seine, one of three small departments in Île-de-France that form a ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne ("inner ring"). Since 1 January 2016, Val-de-Marne is included in the Métropole du Grand Paris.
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Vitry-sur-Seine; the prefecture Créteil is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019/>
| Commune | Population (2019) |
|---|---|
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 95,510 |
| Créteil | 93,246 |
| Champigny-sur-Marne | 76,990 |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 74,976 |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 63,748 |
Administration
Template:See also Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes:
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Arrondissement of
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
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Arrondissement of
Créteil
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Arrondissement of
Nogent-sur-Marne
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History
Val-de-Marne was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. Positioned to the south-east of the Paris ring road (and the line of the old city walls), it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the (previously much larger) Seine department, together with a small portion taken from the broken-up department of Seine-et-Oise.
Demographics
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Place of birth of residents
Politics
The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.
Presidential elections 2nd round
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | 2nd Place Candidate | Party | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2022<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Emmanuel Macron | LREM | 74.48 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 25.52 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2017<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> | Emmanuel Macron | LREM | 80.32 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 19.68 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 56.48 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 43.52 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2007 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 50.20 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 49.80 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2002<ref name="auto"/> | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 86.22 | Jean-Marie Le Pen | FN | 13.78 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1995<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 52.99 | Lionel Jospin | PS | 47.01 |
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
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An oddity from the Musée Fragonard d'Alfort
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Paris Zoological Park (formerly Vincennes Zoo)
See also
- Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
- Church of Saint-Cyr-Sainte-Julitte, Villejuif
- Charenton Metro-Viaduct
