CHAVILLE

'Chaville' is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.5 km. (7.8 miles) from the center of Paris.

Contents

Nearest communes

History

Transport

Twinnings

External link

Nearest communes

★ Meudon

★ Sèvres

★ Vélizy-Villacoublay

★ Viroflay

★ Ville-d'Avray.
44% of the land is forest. It is bordered by Meudon forest and Fausse-Repose to the other side.

History

It was founded in the 9th century. It was called Inchadivilla, later Chadivilla and Cativilla and became Chaville.
It is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles.
Today is a suburban city and is served by public transit and is crossed by three train lines.

Transport

Chaville is served by Chaville Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris–Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
It is also served by Chaville Rive Gauche station on the Transilien Paris–Montparnasse suburban rail line.
Southern Chaville is served by Chaville-Vélizy station on Paris RER C. This station is located at the border between the Chaville and Viroflay, on the Viroflay side.

Twinnings

★ Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany,

★ Barnet, England

★ Settimo Torinese, Piedmont, Italy

External link

★ Chaville website (in French)