Arcueil

Maison des Gardes, part of the Guise Castle

Coat of arms

Arcueil

Location within Île-de-France region

Arcueil

Coordinates: 48°48′27″N 2°20′10″E / 48.8075°N 2.3361°ECoordinates: 48°48′27″N 2°20′10″E / 48.8075°N 2.3361°E

Country

Val de Bièvre

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Daniel Breuiller

Area¹

2.33 km² (0.90 sq mi)

Population (2009)²

19,548

• Density

8,400/km² (22,000/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

94003 /

Elevation

42–105 m (138–344 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.

Arcueil [aʁkœj] is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as Arcoloï, and later in the 12th century as Arcoïalum, meaning "place of the arches" (Latin radical arcus, "arch", and Celtic suffix -ialo, "clearing, glade", "place of"), in reference to the Roman aqueduct carrying water to the Roman city of Lutetia (modern Paris). Still standing, the arches of the Roman aqueduct are still visible since the Middle Ages, crossing the Bièvre River valley near Arcueil.

The commune of Arcueil was officially renamed Arcueil-Cachan in 1894, after the hamlet of Cachan located within the commune. On 26 December 1922, Cachan seceded from the commune of Arcueil-Cachan and became a commune in its own right. The reduced commune of Arcueil-Cachan was renamed simply Arcueil.

Orange France, a subsidiary of France Télécom, has its headquarters in Arcueil.

Arcueil is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Laplace and Arcueil – Cachan.

Primary schools:

There is one junior high school, Collège Dulcie September.

Residents are served by the Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.

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