Vaucresson

Vaucresson is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the western suburbs of Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. It is in the Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...

  department 13.9 km (8.6 mi) from the center of Paris

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The people who live in the commune are called Vaucressonais. Vaucresson contains abundant parkland; 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson is principally a wealthy residential community, and has the ninth highest household income of any commune in France. http://www.linternaute.com/ville/classement/richesse/36566/4/1/0/0/index.shtml

Culture

Vaucresson has a movie theatre called "Cinema Normandie". There is also a cultural centre, "La Mongolfiere", which offers many activities and cultural exhibits. The name was given as a reminder of the first hot air balloon which set off from the chateau de versailles the 19th of September 1783 and landed in Vaucresson, carrying a duck, a rooster and a lamb.

Transport

Vaucresson is served by Vaucresson station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Personalities

• Jean Ferrat
  Jean Ferrat
  Jean Ferrat was a French singer-songwriter and poet. He specialized in singing poetry, particularly that of Louis Aragon.-Biography:...
  
  , author, poet and singer, was born here in 1930.
• Yves du Manoir
  Yves du Manoir
  Yves Frantz Loys Marie Le Pelley du Manoir, known as Yves du Manoir was a French rugby player....
  
  , French rugby player, born here in 1904

External links

• Official site (in French)