Val-De-Marne

Marne Valley redirects here. For the town, see Marne-la-Vallée .

Department of France
Château de Vincennes

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Location of Val-de-Marne in France
Coordinates: 48°45′N 2°25′E / 48.750°N 2.417°E / 48.750; 2.417 Country France Region Île-de-France Prefecture Créteil Subprefectures L’Haÿ-les-Roses
Nogent-sur-Marne Government

 • President of the Departmental Council Olivier Capitanio [1] (LR )

Area
 • Total
1

 • Total
245 km 2 (95 sq mi)

Population
 (2022) [2]

 • Total
1,419,531  • Rank 12th  • Density 5,790/km 2 (15,000/sq mi)

GDP
[3]
 • Total €56.818 billion (2021)  • Per capita €40,144 (2021) Time zone UTC+1 (CET )  • Summer (DST ) UTC+2 (CEST ) Department number 94 Arrondissements 3 Cantons 25 Communes 47 ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km 2

Val-de-Marne (French pronunciation: [val də maʁn] ⓘ , “Vale of the Marne ”) is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region . Named after the river Marne , it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of Paris ’ city centre. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,407,124. [4]

Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.

Geography

Val-de-Marne is, together with Seine-Saint-Denis and Hauts-de-Seine , one of three small departments in Île-de-France that form a ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne (“inner ring”). Since 1 January 2016, Val-de-Marne is included in the Métropole du Grand Paris .

The territory stretches from the banks of the Seine to the forested hills of the Forêt de Fontainebleau and includes a substantial portion of the Marne valley. Its landscape is characterised by a mix of dense urban zones, industrial corridors, and green spaces, notably the Roseraie de L’Haÿ and the Vincennes Racecourse .

The department’s altitude varies modestly, with the lowest points near the river at roughly 20 m above sea level and the highest points in the southern woods reaching about 150 m. The climate is a temperate oceanic one, featuring mild winters and warm summers, though the urban heat island effect can raise local temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas.

Principal towns

The most populous commune is Vitry-sur-Seine ; the prefecture Créteil is the second‑most populous. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants: [4]

The department is subdivided into three Arrondissement of L’Haÿ-les-Roses , Arrondissement of Créteil and Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne , comprising 47 communes in total.

Arrondissement of L’Haÿ-les-Roses

• Fresnes
• Rungis
• Thiais
• Chevilly‑Larue
• L’Haÿ-les-Roses
• Villejuif
• Cachan
• Arcueil
• Gentilly
• Le Kremlin‑Bicêtre
• Ivry‑sur‑Seine
• Vitry‑sur‑Seine
• Choisy‑le‑Roi
• Orly
• Villeneuve‑le‑Roi
• Ablon‑sur‑Seine
• Villeneuve‑Saint‑Georges
• Valenton

Arrondissement of Créteil

• Alfortville
• Créteil
• Bonneuil‑sur‑Marne
• Sucy‑en‑Brie
• Boissy‑Saint‑Léger
• Limeil‑Brévannes
• Villecresnes
• Mandres‑les‑Roses
• Périgny
• Santeny
• Marolles‑en‑Brie
• La Queue‑en‑Brie
• Noiseau
• Ormesson‑sur‑Marne
• Chennevières‑sur‑Marne
• Le Plessis‑Trévise

Arrondissement of Nogent‑sur‑Marne

• Charenton‑le‑Pont
• Saint‑Maurice
• Maisons‑Alfort
• Saint‑Maur‑des‑Fossés
• Villiers‑sur‑Marne
• Champigny‑sur‑Marne
• Joinville‑le‑Pont
• Nogent‑sur‑Marne
• Le Perreux‑sur‑Marne
• Bry‑sur‑Marne
• Fontenay‑sous‑Bois
• Vincennes
• Saint‑Mandé

Administration

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See also: Departmental Council of Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes :

• Arrondissement of L’Haÿ-les-Roses – includes the communes listed above.
• Arrondissement of Créteil – includes the communes listed above.
• Arrondissement of Nogent‑sur‑Marne – includes the communes listed above.

The departmental council is presided over by Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.

History

Val-de-Marne was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. Positioned to the south‑east of the Paris ring road (and the line of the old city walls ), it was formed from the southern‑eastern part of the (previously much larger) Seine department , together with a small portion taken from the broken‑up department of Seine-et-Oise .

The new department inherited much of the administrative infrastructure from its predecessors, including the historic Château de Vincennes which now serves as a symbolic landmark rather than a seat of government.

Demographics

Population development since 1881:

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1881 161,607 —
1891 213,706 +2.83%
1901 288,879 +3.06%
1911 386,073 +2.94%
1921 462,200 +1.82%
1931 657,322 +3.58%
1936 685,295 +0.84%
1946 672,024 −0.20%
1954 767,729 +1.68%
1962 974,962 +3.03%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 1,121,319 +2.36%
1975 1,215,713 +1.16%
1982 1,193,655 −0.26%
1990 1,215,538 +0.23%
1999 1,227,250 +0.11%
2006 1,298,340 +0.81%
2011 1,333,702 +0.54%
2016 1,378,151 +0.66%
2022 1,419,531 +0.49%

Sources: [5] [6]

Place of birth of residents

Place of birth of residents of Val-de-Marne in 1999

1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as pieds‑noirs in Northwest Africa , followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign‑born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.

2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.

Politics

The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.

Presidential elections – 2nd round

Current National Assembly Representatives

Tourism

Val-de-Marne offers a surprising variety of cultural and leisure attractions:

• Château de Vincennes – a former royal residence with an expansive park and the famous keep.
• Roseraie de L’Haÿ – a historic rose garden celebrated for its collection of heritage roses.
• An oddity from the Musée Fragonard d’Alfort – a museum of anatomy and pathology that draws curiosity seekers.
• Vincennes Racecourse – a historic horse‑racing venue.
• Paris Zoological Park (formerly Vincennes Zoo) – a large zoo relocated to the Bois de Vincennes.

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
• Church of Saint‑Cyr‑Sainte‑Julitte, Villejuif
• Charenton Metro‑Viaduct