Val-de-Marne (French pronunciation: [val də maʁn] ; lit. 'Vale of Marne') is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of Paris’ city centre. In 2023, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,426,929.
Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.
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Geography
Val-de-Marne is, together with Seine-Saint-Denis and Hauts-de-Seine, one of three small departments in Île-de-France that form a ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne ("inner ring"). Since 1 January 2016, Val-de-Marne is included in the Métropole du Grand Paris.
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Vitry-sur-Seine; the prefecture Créteil is the second-most populous. As of 2023, there are 6 communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants:
Administration
Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes:
History
Val-de-Marne was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. Positioned to the south-east of the Paris ring road (and the line of the old city walls), it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the (previously much larger) Seine department, together with a small portion taken from the broken-up department of Seine-et-Oise.
Demographics
Population development since 1881:
Politics
The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.