Val-de-Marne
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| Val-de-Marne | |
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| Number | 94 |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Prefecture | Créteil |
| Subprefectures | L'Haÿ-les-Roses Nogent-sur-Marne |
| -Jan.1, 2004 estimate -March 8, 1999 census -Population density>Density | Ranked 11th 1,258,575 1,227,250 5,137/km² |
| Area | 245 km² |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 49 |
| Communes | 47 |
| President of the General Council | Christian Favier |
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Val-de-Marne is a French département, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France région. In local slang, it is known as "l'neuf quatre" (i.e. "the nine four"), after the official administrative number of the département, 94.
Geography
Val-de-Marne lies to the south-east of Paris, and is, together with Seine-Saint-Denis and Hauts-de-Seine, one of three small départements in Île-de-France that form a ring around Paris, known as the petite couronne (i.e. "inner ring").
Administration
Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes:
History
Val-de-Marne was largely part of the Seine département until 1968.External links
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