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Velizy-Villacoublay
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. It is a member of the European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation.
Velizy-Villacoublay is one of most popular destinations in France, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments that the city has embraced. It is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris and is located at about 13.9 kilometers from the center of Paris. Originally called only as Velizy, the name of the commune was officially switched on to Velizy-Villacoublay in 1938.
The industrial development in and around Velizy-Villacoublay has been a determining factor for its economic growth and population and although the industry is losing force in the last decades, the might of the sector services continues attracting new inhabitants in the city. Owing to this intense urbanization, Velizy-Villacoublay is served by closest station of Chaville-Velizy on the Paris regional express railway line C. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Viroflay, 1.7 kilometers from the town center.
Presently, Velizy-Villacoublay experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of France. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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