Vaux-le-Pénil (French pronunciation: [vo penil] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Vaux-le-Pénil
Castle of Vaux-le-Pénil
Castle of Vaux-le-Pénil
Coat of arms of Vaux-le-Pénil
Location of Vaux-le-Pénil
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Vaux-le-Pénil is located in France
Vaux-le-Pénil
Vaux-le-Pénil
Vaux-le-Pénil is located in Île-de-France (region)
Vaux-le-Pénil
Vaux-le-Pénil
Coordinates: 48°31′33″N 2°40′57″E / 48.5257°N 2.6824°E / 48.5257; 2.6824
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementMelun
CantonMelun
IntercommunalityCA Melun Val de Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri de Meyrignac[1] (DVG)
Area
1
11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,174
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77487 /77000
Elevation37–96 m (121–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics edit

Inhabitants of Vaux-le-Pénil are called Penivauxois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,506—    
1975 4,405+8.39%
1982 6,960+6.75%
1990 8,143+1.98%
1999 10,688+3.07%
2007 11,377+0.78%
2012 10,730−1.16%
2017 11,062+0.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education edit

Public schools in the commune include :

  • three preschools : Romain Rolland, Gaston Dumont and Jean-Robert Rouchon
  • three elementary schools : Romain Rolland, Gaston Dumont and Beuve et Gantier
  • one junior high school : La mare au Champs
  • one high school/sixth form college : Simone Signoret

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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