La Ville-du-Bois
{{short description|Commune in Île-de-France, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = La Ville-du-Bois
|commune status = Commune
|image = HotelVille Lvdb.jpg
|caption = The town hall in La Ville-du-Bois
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr La Ville-du-Bois (Essonne).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.6611|2.2687|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 91665
|postal code = 91620
|arrondissement = Palaiseau
|canton = Longjumeau
|intercommunality = CA Paris-Saclay
|term = 2020–2026
|elevation min m = 82
|elevation max m = 162
|area km2 = 8.77
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
La Ville-du-Bois ({{IPA|fr|la vil dy bwa|-|Fr-Paris--La Ville-du-Bois.ogg}}) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the center of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants of La Ville-du-Bois are known as Urbisylvains in French.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-91665#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2594
|1975 |3334
|1982 |4067
|1990 |5404
|1999 |5901
|2007 |6833
|2012 |7187
|2017 |7753
}}
Notable residents
Constantine Andreou, the Greek painter, once lived in La Ville-du-Bois. In 1999, the town's library was named in honor of Andreou.{{cite web|url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/bibrep_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=DEPT&VALUE_98=91%20&NUMBER=29&GRP=0&REQ=%28%2891%29%20%3aDEPT%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=50&DOM=All| title=Bibliothèque municipale Constantin Andréou|language=fr|access-date=2007-05-29}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|La Ville-du-Bois}}
- [http://www.la-ville-du-bois.fr Official site]
- {{Search Mérimée|91665}}
- [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Paris Metropolitan Area}}
{{Essonne communes}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Villedubois}}
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