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Chaville
Paris and inner ring départements Location within Île-de-France region
ChavilleAdministration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Hauts-de-Seine Arrondissement Boulogne-Billancourt Canton Chaville Intercommunality Grand Paris Seine Ouest Mayor Jean-Jacques Guillet Statistics Elevation 63–173 m (207–568 ft) Land area1 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) Population2 18,825 (2006) - Density 5,303 /km2 (13,730 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 92022/ 92370 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°48′31″N 2°11′19″E / 48.8086111111°N 2.18861111111°E
Chaville is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
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Nearest communes
Roughly 44% of the land is forest. It is bordered by Meudon forest and Fausse-Repose to the other side.
History
It was founded in the 9th century. It was called Inchadivilla, later Chadivilla and Cativilla and became Chaville.
It is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles.
Today it is a suburban city and is served by public transit and is crossed by three train lines.
Transport
Chaville is served by Chaville Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
It is also served by Chaville Rive Gauche station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.
Southern Chaville is served by Chaville-Vélizy station on Paris RER line C. This station is located at the border between the commune of Chaville and the commune of Viroflay, on the Viroflay side of the border.
Twin towns
- Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany
- Barnet, London, England
- Settimo Torinese, Piedmont, Italy
- Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
See also
References
External links
- Chaville website (in French)
Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department 
Antony · Asnières-sur-Seine · Bagneux · Bois-Colombes · Boulogne-Billancourt · Bourg-la-Reine · Châtenay-Malabry · Châtillon · Chaville · Clamart · Clichy · Colombes · Courbevoie · Fontenay-aux-Roses · Garches · La Garenne-Colombes · Gennevilliers · Issy-les-Moulineaux · Levallois-Perret · Malakoff · Marnes-la-Coquette · Meudon · Montrouge · Nanterre · Neuilly-sur-Seine · Le Plessis-Robinson · Puteaux · Rueil-Malmaison · Saint-Cloud · Sceaux · Sèvres · Suresnes · Vanves · Vaucresson · Ville-d'Avray · Villeneuve-la-GarenneCategories:- Communes of Hauts-de-Seine
- Île-de-France geography stubs
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