Vanves

Vanves (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃v] ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France.

Vanves
Commune
The Albert-Legris crossroads, in the heart of the Plateau de Vanves district
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Vanves
Vanves Vanves
Coordinates: 48°49′15″N 2°17′23″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton	Clamart
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Gauducheau
Area 1	1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	28,014
• Density	18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92075 /92170
Elevation	35–78 m (115–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Vanves was annexed to Paris, and forms now essentially the neighborhood of Plaisance, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

On 8 November 1883, about half of the territory of Vanves was detached and became the commune of Malakoff.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,600 —     1800 1,297 −2.95% 1806 1,620 +3.78% 1821 1,909 +1.10% 1831 2,398 +2.31% 1836 2,427 +0.24% 1841 2,506 +0.64% 1846 2,646 +1.09% 1851 3,019 +2.67% 1856 3,783 +4.62% 1861 6,016 +9.72% 1866 8,511 +7.19% 1872 7,926 −1.18% 1876 8,812 +2.68% 1881 12,005 +6.38% 1886 5,936 −13.14% 1891 6,815 +2.80% 1896 8,741 +5.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 10,915 +4.54% 1906 12,265 +2.36% 1911 15,545 +4.85% 1921 16,936 +0.86% 1926 16,514 −0.50% 1931 19,450 +3.33% 1936 20,157 +0.72% 1946 20,678 +0.26% 1954 21,743 +0.63% 1962 25,585 +2.05% 1968 25,138 −0.29% 1975 22,528 −1.55% 1982 22,868 +0.21% 1990 25,967 +1.60% 1999 25,414 −0.24% 2007 26,886 +0.71% 2012 27,367 +0.36% 2017 27,729 +0.26%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transport

Vanves is served by Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station is located at the border between the commune of Vanves and the commune of Malakoff, on the Malakoff side of the border.

Vanves is also served by Vanves–Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line.

Education

Preschools/nurseries:

• École maternelle Cabourg
• École maternelle Forestier
• École maternelle Gambetta
• École maternelle Lemel
• École maternelle Marceau
• École maternelle du Parc

Elementary schools:

• École élémentaire Cabourg
• École élémentaire Forestier
• École élémentaire Gambetta
• École élémentaire Larmeroux
• École élémentaire Marceau
• École élémentaire du Parc

Junior high schools:

• Collège Michelet
• Collège Saint-Exupéry

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:

• Lycée Michelet
• Lycée professionnel Louis Dardenne

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Vanves is twinned with:

• Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (since 2000)
• Lehrte, Germany (since 1963)
• Rosh HaAyin, Israel (since 2009)

Notable people

• Jacques Jubé (1674–1745), priest, teacher and memoirist
• Bonawentura Niemojowski (1787–1835), Polish politician, lived here
• Marina Tsvetaeva (1892–1941), Russian poet and writer, lived here
• Albert Gazier (1908–1997), politician, died here
• Guy Môquet (1924–1941), member of the Resistance and martyr, lived here
• André du Bouchet (1924–2001), poet, lived here
• Gérard Jouannest (1933–2018), pianist and composer
• Marie-José Pérec (born 1968), track athlete, lived here
• Jérôme Rothen (born 1978), footballer, lived here

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

External links

• (in French) Official municipal website
• (in French) Official municipal website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• (in French) Lycée Michelet - a historic educational institution