La Ville-du-Bois

French commune
nomcommune=La Ville-du-Bois


x=138
y=79
lat_long=coord|48|39|41|N|2|16|12|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=91665
cp=91620
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Palaiseau
canton=Montlhéry
intercomm=CA Europ'Essonne
maire=Jean-Pierre Meur
mandat=2008-2014
time zone = CET / CEST
alt mini=82 m
alt maxi=162 m
km²=8.77
sans=5982
date-sans=1999
dens=1681|date-dens=|

La Ville-du-Bois is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 40 km. (25 miles) from the center of Paris.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:5901. The estimate for 2006 was formatnum:6825.

Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known as "Urbisylvains".

Notable residents

Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou. [cite web|url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/bibrep_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=DEPT&VALUE_98=91%20&NUMBER=29&GRP=0&REQ=%28%2891%29%20%3aDEPT%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=50&DOM=All| title=Bibliothèque municipale Constantin Andréou|language=French|accessdate=2007-05-29]

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.la-ville-du-bois.fr Official site]
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91665 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91665.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon