Ville d'Avray

Ville-d'Avray
Commune
The town hall of Ville-d'Avray
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°49′34″N 2°11′36″E / 48.8261°N 2.1933°E / 48.8261; 2.1933Coordinates: 48°49′34″N 2°11′36″E / 48.8261°N 2.1933°E / 48.8261; 2.1933
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Boulogne-Billancourt
Canton	Saint-Cloud
Intercommunality	Grand Paris Seine Ouest
Government
• Mayor	Denis Badré (mandat 2008–2014)
Area1	3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	11,129
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	92077 /92410
Elevation	86–178 m (282–584 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.

Ville-d'Avray is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.9 km (7.4 mi) from the center of Paris. The commune is served by the Boulogne-Billancourt prefecture, of the Hauts-de-Seine department.

Ville-d'Avray contains no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Ville-d'Avray is Sèvres – Ville d'Avray station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sèvres, 0.8 km (0.50 mi) from the town center of Ville-d'Avray.

Jean Rostand was a French biologist and philosopher who lived in Ville-d'Avray.

Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as well as a philosopher and an activist. His scientific work covered a variety of biological fields such as amphibian embryology, parthenogenesis and teratogeny, while his literary output extended into popular science, history of science and philosophy. His work in the area of cryogenics gave the idea of cryonics to Robert Ettinger.

Landscape painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot maintained a residence in the village and used the area as a subject for several paintings including Ville d'Avray (painting) in 1867. Actress Isabelle Huppert spent her childhood in Ville-d'Avray. French author and musician Boris Vian was born in the town in 1920. Literary historian and critic, essayist, novelist and poet, member of the French Academy and the Académie de Saintonge, Pierre-Henri Simon lived in Ville d'Avray and is buried there.