Villeneuve-le-Roi, Paris

Name: Villeneuve-le-Roi
Address: Paris, France

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Villeneuve-le-Roi is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km from the centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3.24 mi²Coordinates: 48°44'4"N, 2°24'24"E

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Villeneuve-le-Roi (Haut Pays)Paris France

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Nearby attractions include: Camille Flammarion Observatory, Rungis International Market, Cimetière parisien de Thiais, Ablon-sur-Seine.

3.2 miSW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Camille Flammarion Observatory, Viry-Châtillon
83 min walk • The observatory was established in Juvisy-sur-Orge in 1883 by the French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion. In March 2010, the structure was classified as a historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture. The observatory belongs to the Société astronomique de France.
3 miNW
Square
Rungis International Market, Paris
76 min walk • The Rungis International Market is the principal market of Paris, mainly for food and horticultural products, located in the commune of Rungis, in the southern suburbs. It is the largest wholesale food market in the world.
2.3 miNW
Cemetery
Cimetière parisien de Thiais, Paris
59 min walk • The cimetière parisien de Thiais is one of three Parisian cemeteries extra muros, and is located in the commune of Thiais, in the Val-de-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region.
1 miSE
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Ablon-sur-Seine, Paris
27 min walk • Ablon-sur-Seine is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.3 km from the centre of Paris. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ablonais or Ablonaises Ablon has been awarded one flower in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
2.2 miN
Church
Choisy Cathedral, Paris
56 min walk • Choisy Cathedral, also known as the Church of St. Louis and St. Nicholas, is a Roman Catholic church located in Choisy-le-Roi, France.
2.1 miNW
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Thiais, Paris
54 min walk • Thiais is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.3 km from the center of Paris. The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin Theodasium or Theodaxium, meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
2.8 miW
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Rungis, Paris
71 min walk • Rungis is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the département of Val-de-Marne. It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis, said to be the largest food market in the world.
0.9 miNW
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Orly, Paris
23 min walk • Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 12.7 km from the center of Paris. The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius". Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the commune of Orly, which gave its name to the airport.
2.8 miNE
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Valenton, Paris
72 min walk • Valenton is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.1 km from the center of Paris. It extends over 531 hectares of which 84 hectares are green spaces.
1.9 miE
Area
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Paris
50 min walk • Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.5 kilometres from the centre of Paris.
2.4 miSW
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Paray-Vieille-Poste, Paris
62 min walk • Paray-Vieille-Poste is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Paris-Orly Airport is partially located in the commune. Inhabitants of Paray-Vieille-Poste are known as Paraysiens.