Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.
Name
The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the Pope Callixtus II on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa Judea, the Latinized version of the Old French expression meaning 'Jewish settlement'. During the following centuries, the toponym appears as Villejuifve, that is, following the archaic French spelling of the expression with the same meaning, cognate to modern French Villejuive. The French author from the 17th century Louis Moréri indicates that the settlement was founded by Jews expelled from Paris. This idea, however, remains speculative as available medieval Christian and Jewish sources do not mention the existence of the Jewish community in this place. An alternative explanation is that the name is a corruption of some earlier, similar-sounding name.
[Philologos, " The Journey to Jewtown: The origins of two strange names for French villages that are now suburbs of Paris", Mosaic, May 30, 2018; accessed 2025.01.24.]
History
The Hôtel de Ville, which was established as a seminary, dates back to 1608.
Geography
Climate
Villejuif has an
oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification
Cfb). The average annual temperature in Villejuif is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in December, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Villejuif was on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 8 February 1991.
Demographics
Population
Immigration
Transport
Villejuif is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 7: Villejuif – Léo Lagrange, Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier, and Villejuif – Louis Aragon. Villejuif is also served by one station on Paris Métro Line 14: Villejuif–Gustave Roussy station.
Notable people
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Camille Loiseau, the oldest person in France from 26 March 2005 to 12 August 2006, died in Villejuif aged 114
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Komitas, Armenian priest, musicologist and composer, died here
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David Bret, Anglo-French biographer.
Hospitals
Villejuif has several hospitals on its territory :
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the Institut Gustave Roussy, an oncology hospital;
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the Hôpital Paul-Brousse;
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the Paul Guiraud hospital.
Education
13 preschools, 11 elementary schools, and five junior high schools (Collège Aimé-Césaire, Collège Guy-Môquet, Collège Jean Lurçat, Collège
Karl Marx, Collège Pasteur) are in Villejuif. Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud (in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) serves Villejuif.
[" Etablissements scolaires." Villejuif. Retrieved on 23 June 2015.]
Other institutions:
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EFREI
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École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées
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Institut Sup'Biotech de Paris
Twin towns – sister cities
Villejuif is
Sister city with:
See also
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The leaflet of Villejuif
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Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
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Hôtel de la Capitainerie des Chasses
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