Viry-Châtillon

Viry-Châtillon
Commune
The town hall in Viry-Châtillon
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Viry-Châtillon
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Coordinates: 48°40′17″N 2°22′30″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Viry-Châtillon
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Vilain[1] (LC)
Area ^1	6.07 km^2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	31,112
• Density	5,100/km^2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91687 /91170
Elevation	32–84 m (105–276 ft)
Website	www.ville-viry-chatillon.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viry-Châtillon (French pronunciation: [viʁi ʃatijɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20.9 km (13.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

Population

Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are also known as Castelvirois in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 408 —     1800 373 −1.27% 1806 380 +0.31% 1821 366 −0.25% 1831 404 +0.99% 1836 389 −0.75% 1841 462 +3.50% 1846 533 +2.90% 1851 550 +0.63% 1856 564 +0.50% 1861 575 +0.39% 1866 663 +2.89% 1872 541 −3.33% 1876 669 +5.45% 1881 873 +5.47% 1886 1,110 +4.92% 1891 1,182 +1.26% 1896 1,409 +3.58%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,540 +1.79% 1906 1,824 +3.44% 1911 2,272 +4.49% 1921 2,766 +1.99% 1926 5,660 +15.40% 1931 8,442 +8.32% 1936 9,234 +1.81% 1946 9,495 +0.28% 1954 10,622 +1.41% 1962 23,598 +10.49% 1968 27,045 +2.30% 1975 32,411 +2.62% 1982 30,224 −0.99% 1990 30,580 +0.15% 1999 30,257 −0.12% 2007 31,249 +0.40% 2012 31,221 −0.02% 2017 31,093 −0.08%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sports

The town is home to the women's football team Paris FC. It is also the base of the engine division of the Formula One constructor Alpine-Renault from 1977-2026.^[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Viry-Châtillon is twinned with:^[6]

• Erftstadt, Germany
• Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

Transport

Viry-Châtillon is served by Viry-Châtillon station on the Paris RER line D.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Viry-Châtillon, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Alpine to close works engine programme at the end of 2025". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
6. "Jumelages". viry-chatillon.fr (in French). Viry-Châtillon. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links

• Media related to Viry-Châtillon at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)