Val-de-Marne

Val-de-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 2019, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,407,124.
Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.

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. 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 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 60,000 inhabitants:

Commune	Population
Vitry-sur-Seine	95,510
Créteil	93,246
Champigny-sur-Marne	76,990
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	74,976
Ivry-sur-Seine	63,748

Administration

Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes:
Arrondissement of
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Arrondissement of
Créteil
'''Arrondissement of
Nogent-sur-Marne'''

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, it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the Seine department, together with a small portion taken from the broken-up department of Seine-et-Oise.

Demographics

Population development since 1881:

Place of birth of residents

Politics

The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.