Vanves
Commune
The Albert-Legris crossroads, in the heart of the Plateau de Vanves district
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Vanves
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Coordinates: 48°49′15″N 2°17′23″E / 48.8208°N 2.2897°E / 48.8208; 2.2897
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton	Clamart
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Gauducheau[1]
Area 1	1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	28,014
• Density	18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92075 /92170
Elevation	35–78 m (115–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vanves (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃v] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France ^[3]

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Vanves was annexed to Paris, and forms now essentially the neighborhood of Plaisance, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

On 8 November 1883, about half of the territory of Vanves was detached and became the commune of Malakoff.

Population

Transport

Vanves is served by Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station is located at the border between the commune of Vanves and the commune of Malakoff, on the Malakoff side of the border.

Vanves is also served by Vanves–Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line.

Education

Preschools/nurseries:^[6]

• École maternelle Cabourg
• École maternelle Forestier
• École maternelle Gambetta
• École maternelle Lemel
• École maternelle Marceau
• École maternelle du Parc

Elementary schools:^[7]

• École élémentaire Cabourg
• École élémentaire Forestier
• École élémentaire Gambetta
• École élémentaire Larmeroux
• École élémentaire Marceau
• École élémentaire du Parc

Junior high schools:^[8]

• Collège Michelet
• Collège Saint-Exupéry

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:^[9]

• Lycée Michelet
• Lycée professionnel Louis Dardenne

Twin towns – sister cities

Vanves is twinned with:^[10]

• Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
• Lehrte, Germany
• Rosh HaAyin, Israel

Notable people

• Jacques Jubé (1674–1745), priest, teacher and memoirist
• Bonawentura Niemojowski (1787–1835), Polish politician, lived here
• Marina Tsvetaeva (1892–1941), Russian poet and writer, lived here
• Albert Gazier (1908–1997), politician, died here
• Guy Môquet (1924–1941), member of the Resistance and martyr, lived here
• André du Bouchet (1924–2001), poet, lived here
• Gérard Jouannest (1933–2018), pianist and composer
• Marie-José Pérec (born 1968), track athlete, lived here
• Jérôme Rothen (born 1978), footballer, lived here