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Chevilly-Larue
Paris and inner ring departments Location within Île-de-France region
Chevilly-LarueAdministration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Val-de-Marne Arrondissement L'Haÿ-les-Roses Canton Chevilly-Larue Mayor Christian Hervy Statistics Elevation 83–94 m (272–308 ft) Land area1 4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi) Population2 19,328 (2006) - Density 4,580 /km2 (11,900 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 94021/ 94550 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°45′59″N 2°21′12″E / 48.7663°N 2.3533°E
Chevilly-Larue is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km (5.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
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Name
Chevilly-Larue was originally called simply Chevilly. The name Chevilly was recorded for the first time in 829 (in a donation by Eucade, bishop of Paris) as Civiliacum, probably meaning "estate of Civilis", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
On 5 September 1921 the name of the commune officially became Chevilly-Larue in order to distinguish it from the homonymous commune of Chevilly in the Loiret département. Larue was a hamlet located within the commune. Founded at the end of the Hundred Years' War along the small road from L'Haÿ-les-Roses to Fresnes, it was originally called La Ruelle (meaning "the lane", the "alleyway"), later corrupted into La Rue and eventually Larue.
Geography
Neighboring communes: L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Fresnes, Rungis, Thiais and Vitry-sur-Seine.
Transport
Chevilly-Larue is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Chevilly-Larue is Villejuif – Louis Aragon station on Métro line
. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Villejuif, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Chevilly-Larue.See also
References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
External links
- Official website (French)
Communes of the Val-de-Marne department 
Ablon-sur-Seine · Alfortville · Arcueil · Boissy-Saint-Léger · Bonneuil-sur-Marne · Bry-sur-Marne · Cachan · Champigny-sur-Marne · Charenton-le-Pont · Chennevières-sur-Marne · Chevilly-Larue · Choisy-le-Roi · Créteil · Fontenay-sous-Bois · Fresnes · Gentilly · L'Haÿ-les-Roses · Ivry-sur-Seine · Joinville-le-Pont · Le Kremlin-Bicêtre · Limeil-Brévannes · Maisons-Alfort · Mandres-les-Roses · Marolles-en-Brie · Nogent-sur-Marne · Noiseau · Orly · Ormesson-sur-Marne · Périgny · Le Perreux-sur-Marne · Le Plessis-Trévise · La Queue-en-Brie · Rungis · Saint-Mandé · Saint-Maur-des-Fossés · Saint-Maurice · Santeny · Sucy-en-Brie · Thiais · Valenton · Villecresnes · Villejuif · Villeneuve-le-Roi · Villeneuve-Saint-Georges · Villiers-sur-Marne · Vincennes · Vitry-sur-SeineCategories:- Communes of Val-de-Marne
- Île-de-France geography stubs
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