Viry-Châtillon

French commune
nomcommune=Viry-Châtillon
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|40|13|N|2|22|35|E|region:FR-J_type:city(30257)
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Évry
canton=Viry-Châtillon (chief town)
maire=Simone Mathieu
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=CA Les Lacs de l'Essonne
alt mini=32 m
alt maxi=84 m
km²= 6.07
sans=
31,400
30,257
date-sans=Jan. 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=5,173
date-dens=2005
insee=91687
cp=91170|

Viry-Châtillon is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located unit length|km|20.9|1 from the center of Paris.

Viry-Châtillon is twinned with Wokingham, United Kingdom and Erftstadt, Germany.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:30257. The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:30600.

Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are known as "Castelvirois".

Transport

Viry-Châtillon is served by Viry-Châtillon station on Paris RER line D.

ee also

*Communes of the Essonne department

References

* [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.ville-viry-chatillon.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91687 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91687.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon