- Vaucresson
French commune
nomcommune=Vaucresson
mapcaption=Paris and inner ring départements
lat_long=coord|48|50|21|N|2|09|31|E
région=Île-de-France
département=Hauts-de-Seine
arrondissement=Boulogne-Billancourt
canton=Chaville/Ville d'Avray/Vaucresson/Marnes-la-Coquette
insee=92076|cp=92420
maire=Virginie Michel-Paulsen|mandat=2001 –2008
intercomm= Communauté
d'agglomération
Cœur de Seine
alt moy=|alt mini=|alt maxi=
km²= 3.08
sans=8,547
date-sans=Jan. 2006 census
dens=2,775|date-dens=2006|Vaucresson is a commune in the western suburbs of
Paris ,France . It is located 13.9 km. (8.6 miles) from the center of Paris. Vaucresson extends on 308 hectares. The people who live in the commune are called "Vaucressonais". Vaucresson is very green since 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson is principally a residential suburb of the French capital.Culture
Vaucresson has a movie theatre called "Cinema Normandie". There is also a cultural centre, "La Mongolfiere", which offers many activities and cultural exhibits. The name was given as a reminder of the first hot air balloon which set off from the chateau de versailles the 19th of September 1783 and landed in Vaucresson, carrying a duck, a rooster and a lamb.
Transport
Vaucresson is served by Vaucresson station on the
Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.External links
* [http://www.mairie-vaucresson.fr/decouvrir/histoire.html Official site] (in French)
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