Villecresnes

Villecresnes
Commune
The church of Notre-Dame, in Villecresnes
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates: 48°43′17″N 2°32′03″E / 48.7214°N 2.5342°E / 48.7214; 2.5342Coordinates: 48°43′17″N 2°32′03″E / 48.7214°N 2.5342°E / 48.7214; 2.5342
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Plateau briard
Intercommunality	Plateau Briard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Wappler
Area1	5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	9,401
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	94075 /94440
Elevation	50–111 m (164–364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villecresnes is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20.1 km (12.5 mi) from the center of Paris. The journalist William Irigoyen was born in Villecresnes in 1970.

Villecresnes is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villecresnes is Boissy-Saint-Léger station on Paris RER line A. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Boissy-Saint-Léger, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the town center of Villecresnes.

Schools in the commune include:

For high school students attend Lycée public Guillaume Budé in nearby Limeil-Brévannes.