Vélizy-Villacoublay
Vélizy-Villacoublay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 13.9 km from the center and 3.2 km east of Versailles. Its inhabitants are called Véliziens.Places of Interest
Highlights include HEC Paris and Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base.
HEC Paris
College
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HEC Paris is a business school and grande école located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. It offers Bachelor, MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, professional development, professional certification, and PhD programs.
Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base
Aerodrome
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The Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base is a French Air and Space Force base. The base is located approximately 2 miles southeast of Vélizy-Villacoublay; about 8 miles southwest of Paris.
Viroflay Rive Gauche station
Railway station
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Viroflay Rive Gauche is a railway station in Viroflay, in the department of Yvelines, France. It is served by RER Line C and Transilien commuter trains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Versailles and Meudon.
Versailles
Versailles is a city on the western edge of the French capital city Paris, now part of the sprawling metropolis within the Île-de-France region. Versailles is best known for being the site of the vast royal palace and gardens built by King Louis XIV on what had been the grounds of a royal hunting lodge.
Meudon
Town
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
Meudon is a French commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region, on the left bank of the Seine. It is located 9.1 km from the center of Paris. Meudon is situated 5 km northeast of Vélizy-Villacoublay.
Vélizy-Villacoublay
- Type: Locality with 21,500 residents
- Also known as: “78640” and “Velizy-Villacoublay”
- Location: Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.7836° or 48° 47′ 1″ northLongitude
2.1887° or 2° 11′ 19″ eastPopulation
21,500Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)Open location code
8FW4Q5MQ+CFGeoNames ID
6444093
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In Other Languages
“Vélizy-Villacoublay” goes by many names.
- French: “Vélizy-Villacoublay”
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