Vitry-sur-Seine
| Commune of Vitry-sur-Seine | |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 11.67 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) | 81,500 78,908 |
| - Density (2004) | 6,984/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Postal code | 94400 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Vitry-sur-Seine is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.5 km. (4.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
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Name
Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin Vitriacum, and before that Victoriacum, meaning "estate of Victorius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Vitry-sur-Seine (meaning "Vitry upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Vitry.
Transport
Vitry-sur-Seine is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Vitry-sur-Seine and Les Ardoines.
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Categories
Communes of Val-de-Marne