Chevilly-Larue
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-de-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
| Canton | Chevilly-Larue | |
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| • Mayor | Christian Hervy | |
| Area1 | 4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 19,328 | |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94021 / 94550 | |
| Elevation | 83–94 m (272–308 ft) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Chevilly-Larue is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km (5.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
Name
Chevilly-Larue was originally called simply Chevilly. The name Chevilly was recorded for the first time in 829 (in a donation by Eucade, bishop of Paris) as Civiliacum, probably meaning "estate of Civilis", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
On 5 September 1921 the name of the commune officially became Chevilly-Larue in order to distinguish it from the homonymous commune of Chevilly in the Loiret département. Larue was a hamlet located within the commune. Founded at the end of the Hundred Years' War along the small road from L'Haÿ-les-Roses to Fresnes, it was originally called La Ruelle (meaning "the lane", the "alleyway"), later corrupted into La Rue and eventually Larue.
Geography
Neighboring communes: L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Fresnes, Rungis, Thiais and Vitry-sur-Seine.
Transport
Chevilly-Larue is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Chevilly-Larue is Villejuif – Louis Aragon station on Métro line 
. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Villejuif, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Chevilly-Larue.
See also
References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
External links
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- Official website (French)
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