Vélizy-Villacoublay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France . It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 13.9 km (8.6 mi) from the center and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) east of Versailles . Its inhabitants are called Véliziens.
Sights
- The Saint-Denis church
- The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, in modern style.
- The barracks of the Republican Security Companies (CRS).
- l’Onde Cultural Center , finished in December 2000 and designed by the architect Claude Vasconi, which is composed of one hall with 670 seats, a multidisciplinary room of 200 seats, two large dance halls, an orchestra room, 12 studios, 4 classrooms, a recording room, and a percussion room.
Economy
- Biggest Shopping Center of Île-de-France : Vélizy-2
- Car dealerships: Porsche , Audi , BMW , Mini , Citroën
- Numerous companies and offices:
- Aeronautic: EADS , MBDA , Messier-Dowty , Messier-Bugatti
- Agricultural: Kraft Foods
- Automotive: manufacturing plants of PSA Peugeot Citroën , Renault Trucks
- Biotechnology: Novacyt
- Building and Public Works Sector: Eiffage
- Electronics: Thales , Ateme
- Research: Versailles Systems Engineering Laboratory
- Telecommunications: Alcatel-Lucent , Bouygues Télécom , Ekinops, Transcom, Sagem
- Information technology: Sun Microsystems , Dassault Systèmes , Quintiles / IMS Health
- Video Games: Blizzard (Vivendi-Universal Games)
- French Air Force Base 107 Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base (HQ of French Special Forces )
- Group 61 of the CRS
Transport
Vélizy-Villacoublay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The Closest station to Velizy-Villacoublay is Chaville-Vélizy station on Paris RER line C . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Viroflay , 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from the town center of Vélizy-Villacoublay. The town is also serviced by the A86 autoroute , the 118 national route (RN118), and the RN286.
- Two-leveled tunnel under construction between Rueil-Malmaison and Vélizy-Villacoublay (a section of the A86)
- Covering of the A86
- The Veolia Transport bus line (Connex), of the RATP ,
