Viroflay

Viroflay (French pronunciation: [viʁɔflɛ] ^ⓘ) 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 14.1 km (8.8 mi) from the center and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Palace of Versailles.

Viroflay
Commune
The town hall in Viroflay
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Viroflay
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Coordinates: 48°48′00″N 2°10′01″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Versailles
Canton	Versailles-2
Intercommunality	CA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Lebrun[1]
Area 1	3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	16,943
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78686 /78220
Elevation	92–176 m (302–577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town motto is Lux mea lex which is Latin for "Light is my law".

History

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	16,352	—
1975	15,696	−0.58%
1982	14,074	−1.55%
1990	14,689	+0.54%
1999	15,211	+0.39%
2007	16,000	+0.63%
2012	15,678	−0.41%
2017	16,129	+0.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

Gastronomy

The "Viroflay Omelette" is an omelette stuffed with spinach, ham and gruyère cheese.
The "Monstruous" is a variety of spinach, specific to Viroflay where it used to be cultivated.

Transport

Viroflay is served by Viroflay-Rive-Gauche station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Viroflay-Rive-Droite station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line and by Chaville–Vélizy station on Paris RER line C.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department