Vincennes

Vincennes
Vincennes city hall
Vincennes city hall
Flag of Vincennes
Coat of arms of Vincennes
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Vincennes
Map
Vincennes is located in France
Vincennes
Vincennes
Vincennes is located in Île-de-France (region)
Vincennes
Vincennes
Coordinates: 48°50′52″N 2°26′21″E / 48.8478°N 2.4392°E / 48.8478; 2.4392
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementNogent-sur-Marne
CantonVincennes and Fontenay-sous-Bois
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Charlotte Libert-Albanel[1] (UDI)
Area
1
1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
48,798
 • Density26,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94080 /94300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vincennes (/vɪnˈsɛnz, væ̃ˈsɛn/, French: [vɛ̃sɛn] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the centre of Paris. Vincennes is famous for its castle: the Château de Vincennes. It is next to but does not include the Bois de Vincennes, from which it took its name, which is attached to the city of Paris.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.