Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
# Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis

Villepinte (French pronunciation: (listen)) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is near the Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Parc des Expositions de Villepinte is located in the city. As of 2017, the city had a population of 36,830.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1793 | 260 | — |
| 1800 | 294 | +1.77% |
| 1806 | 284 | −0.58% |
| 1821 | 291 | +0.16% |
| 1831 | 314 | +0.76% |
| 1836 | 287 | −1.78% |
| 1841 | 295 | +0.55% |
| 1846 | 291 | −0.27% |
| 1851 | 313 | +1.47% |
| 1856 | 302 | −0.71% |
| 1861 | 316 | +0.91% |
| 1866 | 332 | +0.99% |
| 1872 | 271 | −3.33% |
| 1876 | 290 | +1.71% |
| 1881 | 334 | +2.87% |
| 1886 | 483 | +7.66% |
| 1891 | 446 | −1.58% |
| 1896 | 589 | +5.72% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 646 | +1.86% |
| 1906 | 582 | −2.06% |
| 1911 | 633 | +1.69% |
| 1921 | 639 | +0.09% |
| 1926 | 2,178 | +27.79% |
| 1931 | 3,137 | +7.57% |
| 1936 | 3,893 | +4.41% |
| 1946 | 3,785 | −0.28% |
| 1954 | 5,503 | +4.79% |
| 1962 | 7,660 | +4.22% |
| 1968 | 12,103 | +7.92% |
| 1975 | 17,565 | +5.46% |
| 1982 | 23,745 | +4.40% |
| 1990 | 30,303 | +3.10% |
| 1999 | 33,782 | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 35,444 | +0.60% |
| 2012 | 35,820 | +0.21% |
| 2017 | 36,830 | +0.56% |

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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

## Heraldry

* The arms of Villepinte are blazoned : Azure, a Passion nail argent between 3 fleurs de lys Or, on a chaussé of the same, 2 plow points sable, point up.

## Transport

Villepinte is served by three stations on Paris RER line B: Villepinte, Parc des Expositions, and Vert-Galant.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Villepinte is twinned with:

* Schwendi, Germany

## Notable people

* Stella Akakpo, athlete
* Lindsay Burlet, handball player
* Alou Diarra, footballer
* Boukary Dramé, footballer
* Alassane També, footballer
* Diandra Tchatchouang, basketball player
* Ibrahima Traoré, footballer
* Saïd Taghmaoui, actor
* Taylor Lapilus, mixed martial artist

## Education

The commune has ten preschools (maternelles), as well as 11 elementary schools.

Secondary schools:

* Four junior high schools: Collège Françoise Dolto, Collège Camille Claudel, Collège Jean Jaurès, Collège Les Mousseaux
* Two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Jean Rostand and Lycée Georges Brassens
