Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,407,124. Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.

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 ("inner ring"). Since 1 January 2016, Val-de-Marne is included in the Métropole du Grand Paris.

Principal towns

The most populous commune is Vitry-sur-Seine; the prefecture Créteil is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants:

Administration

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

1. Fresnes
2. Rungis
3. Thiais
4. Chevilly-Larue
5. L'Haÿ-les-Roses
6. Villejuif
7. Cachan
8. Arcueil
9. Gentilly
10. Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
11. Ivry-sur-Seine
12. Vitry-sur-Seine
13. Choisy-le-Roi
14. Orly
15. Villeneuve-le-Roi
16. Ablon-sur-Seine
17. Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
18. Valenton Arrondissement of Créteil
19. Alfortville
20. Créteil
21. Bonneuil-sur-Marne
22. Sucy-en-Brie
23. Boissy-Saint-Léger
24. Limeil-Brévannes
25. Villecresnes
26. Mandres-les-Roses
27. Périgny
28. Santeny
29. Marolles-en-Brie
30. La Queue-en-Brie
31. Noiseau
32. Ormesson-sur-Marne
33. Chennevières-sur-Marne
34. Le Plessis-Trévise Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne
35. Charenton-le-Pont
36. Saint-Maurice
37. Maisons-Alfort
38. Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
39. Villiers-sur-Marne
40. Champigny-sur-Marne
41. Joinville-le-Pont
42. Nogent-sur-Marne
43. Le Perreux-sur-Marne
44. Bry-sur-Marne
45. Fontenay-sous-Bois
46. Vincennes
47. Saint-Mandé

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 (and the line of the old city walls), it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the (previously much larger) 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

The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.

Presidential elections 2nd round

Current National Assembly Representatives

Tourism