| Val-de-Marne | |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Type: | Department of France |
| Coordinates: | 48.75°N 27°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | France |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Île-de-France |
| Seat Type: | Prefecture |
| Seat: | Créteil |
| Parts Type: | Subprefectures |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | L'Haÿ-les-Roses Nogent-sur-Marne |
| Leader Party: | LR |
| Leader Title: | President of the Departmental Council |
| Leader Name: | Olivier Capitanio[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 245 |
| Population Rank: | 12th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €56.818 billion (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | €40,144 (2021) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Department number |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 94 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Arrondissements |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 3 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Cantons |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 25 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Communes |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 47 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Footnotes: | French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Val-de-Marne (pronounced as /fr/, "Vale of the 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 the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a population of 1,407,124.[3]
Its INSEE and postcode number is 94.
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 ("inner ring"). Since 1 January 2016, Val-de-Marne is included in the Métropole du Grand Paris.
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:[3]
| Commune | Population (2019) | |
|---|---|---|
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 95,510 | |
| Créteil | 93,246 | |
| Champigny-sur-Marne | 76,990 | |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 74,976 | |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 63,748 |
See also: Departmental Council of Val-de-Marne. Val-de-Marne is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 47 communes:
Arrondissement of
L'Haÿ-les-RosesArrondissement of
CréteilArrondissement of
Nogent-sur-Marne
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 (and the line of the old city walls), it was formed from the southern-eastern part of the (previously much larger) Seine department, together with a small portion taken from the broken-up department of Seine-et-Oise.
Population development since 1881:
The president of the Departmental Council is Olivier Capitanio, elected in July 2021.
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | 2nd Place Candidate | Party | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[4] | Emmanuel Macron | LREM | 74.48 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 25.52 | ||
| 2017[5] | Emmanuel Macron | LREM | 80.32 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 19.68 | ||
| 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 56.48 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 43.52 | ||
| 2007 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 50.20 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 49.80 | ||
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 86.22 | Jean-Marie Le Pen | FN | 13.78 | ||
| 1995[6] | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 52.99 | Lionel Jospin | PS | 47.01 | ||