Val-de-Marne


Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris and in the Grand Paris.

Geography

Val-de-Marne is, together with Seine-Saint-Denis and Hauts-de-Seine, one of three small departments in Île-de-France that form a ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne. Since January 1, 2016 Val de Marne is included in Métropole du Grand Paris.

Administration

Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes:
Arrondissement of
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Arrondissement of
Créteil
Arrondissement of
Nogent-sur-Marne

History

Val-de-Marne was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. Positioned to the south-east of the Paris ring road, it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the Seine department, together with a small portion taken from the broken-up department of Seine-et-Oise.

Demographics

Population development since 1881:

Place of birth of residents

Politics

Current National Assembly Representatives

Tourism