Velizy Villacoublay

Velizy Villacoublay is a commune within the Yvelines department inside the lle de France in north central France. It is positioned inside the south western suburbs of Paris 13.9 km from the center and 3.2 km east of Versailles. Its inhabitants are called Veliziens. The word Velizye comes from the Latin phrase villa. Villacoublay is fashioned from the identical word combined with the Gallo Roman patronym Escoblenus. Originally called honestly Velizy, the call of the commune became officially Velizy Villacoublay in 1938. The territory was formed from three distinct manors Velizy, Villacoublay and Ursine, hooked up in the 11th century.

The domain names had been step by step annexed into the royal estate starting in the 12th century. The airbase in Villacoublay, Velizy Villacoublay Air Base, became built in 1911. In 1974 the Velizy 2 shopping mall changed into opened. The body of Diana, Princess of Wales became flown to RAF Northolt, west London, from right here after her demise in Paris on August 31, 1997. Velizy Villacoublay is served via no station of the Paris Metro, RER, or suburban rail community. The closest station to Velizy Villacoublay is Chaville Velizy station on Paris RER line C.