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Geography

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).

History

The word “Vélizy” comes from the Latin word villa. “Villacoublay” is formed from the same word, combined with the Gallo-Roman patronym “Escoblenus”. Originally called simply Vélizy, the name of the commune became officially Vélizy-Villacoublay in 1938.

The territory was formed from three distinct manors: Vélizy, Villacoublay, and Ursine, established in the 11th century. The domains were progressively annexed into the royal estate beginning in the 12th century (Vélizy was annexed at the end of the 13th century).

The airbase in Villacoublay, Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base, was built in 1911. In 1974 the Vélizy 2 shopping mall was opened.

The body of Diana, Princess of Wales was flown to RAF Northolt, west London, from here after her death in Paris on August 31, 1997.[3]

Population

Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)[5]

Main sights

  • 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.
Town hall

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 center of Vélizy-Villacoublay. Since 2014, Vélizy-Villacoublay has been served by tramway line T6 with 7 stations.

The town is also served by the A86 autoroute, the 118 national route (RN118), and the RN286. The A86 includes a two-leveled tunnel between Rueil-Malmaison and Vélizy-Villacoublay. It is also served by a Veolia Transport bus line (Connex), of the RATP,

Economy

Government

The area has the head office of the Bureau enquêtes accidents pour la sécurité de l’aéronautique d’État (BEA-É), an agency of the French Ministry of Defence which investigates incidents and accidents involving government and military aircraft.[6] It is on the property of the Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base (Base 107).[7]

Education

Post-secondary education:

There are nine elementary school groups in the commune:[8]

Two junior high schools are in the commune: Collège Maryse Bastié and Collège Saint-Exupéry.[9]

Residents of the commune go to Versailles to attend senior high school/sixth-form college.[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

Vélizy-Villacoublay is twinned with:[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires” (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ “Northolt: RAF’s celebrated airfield ‘may be sold to property developers’“.
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui: Commune data sheet Vélizy-Villacoublay, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  6. ↑ Vacher, Anthony; Lambert, Mandy; Chastres, Véronique; Morisson, Damien; Van Beers, Pascal; Mecheri, Sami; Bourgeon, Léonore (2025-05-06). “Surcharge cognitive et accidentologie : retour d’expérience des enquêtes de sécurité aérienne”. Revue Défense nationale [fr] (in French). doi:10.3917/rdna.hs16.0051pages=51-69 – via Cairn.info. – See also at Researchgate. – Cited: p. 52-53 (PDF pp. 2-3/19): “[…], créé en 2003 et situé à Vélizy-Villacoublay (Yvelines), est le[…]
  7. ↑ “Bilan d’activité 2025” (PDF) (in French). Bureau enquêtes accidents pour la sécurité de l’aéronautique d’État. p. 5/39. Retrieved 2026-06-01. Bureau Enquêtes Accidents pour la sécurité de l’aéronautique d’État, Base aérienne 107, route de Gisy, 78 140 Vélizy-Villacoublay
  8. ↑ “Les écoles” (in French). Vélizy-Villacoublay. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  9. ↑ “Les collèges” (in French). Vélizy-Villacoublay. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  10. ↑ “Les lycées” (in French). Vélizy-Villacoublay. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  11. ↑ “Vélizy-Villacoublay, jumelée avec 4 autres villes”. velizy-villacoublay.fr (in French). Vélizy-Villacoublay. Retrieved 2021-04-13.