Vélizy-Villacoublay, Yvelines Département, Île-de-France Region, France

🇫🇷 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 centre and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) east of Versailles.

Established on the Parisian plateau, the town of Vélizy-Villacoublay borders Meudon in the north-east, Clamart in the east, Bièvres in the south-east, Viroflay in the north-west, and Chaville in the north.

Vélizy-Villacoublay is a very urbanized town bordering the Meudon forest, which spans over 300 hectares (741 acres) of communal land.

There are six districts: Mozart, le Clos, le Mail, Louvois, la Pointe Ouest et Vélizy-le-Bas (with l'Ursine and le Bocage).

Tourist Industry • The Saint-Denis church • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, in modern style. • The barracks of the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (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.

Transport Vélizy-Villacoublay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vélizy-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 centre of Vélizy-Villacoublay. Starting 2014, Vélizy-Villacoublay is served by a tramway line (line T6) with 7 stations.

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,

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: Laboratoire d'ingénierie des systèmes de Versailles ◦ 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.