Vincennes
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Summary
Vincennes is a commune of France[1]. Vincennes ranks in the top 0.56% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,439 views/month, #174 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Concours des villes et villages fleuris[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Val-de-Marne[4], arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne[5], Grand Paris[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Head of government: Charlotte Libert[8]
- Shares border with: Paris[9], Montreuil[10], Fontenay-sous-Bois[11], Saint-Mandé[12]
- Flag: flag of Vincennes[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Castrop-Rauxel[14], Lambeth[15], Montigny-le-Tilleul[16], Tomar[17], Vincennes[18], Blackrock[19]
- Postal code: 94300[20]
- Commons category: Vincennes[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22], UTC+02:00[23]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Vincennes[24]
- Official website: http://www.vincennes.fr[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vincennes[26]
- Commons gallery: Vincennes[27]
- Population: 49,695[28], 49,461[29], 50,300[30], 49,891[31], 49,635[32], 49,788[33], 49,697[34], 48,798[35], 48,368[36], 48,193[37]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Vincennes[38]
- Phone number: +33-1-43-98-65-00[39]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[42]
- Capital of: canton of Vincennes[43]
- Official name: Vincennes[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Vincennes[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Vincennes[46]
- Female population: 26,376[47]
- Male population: 23,515[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Vincennes[49]
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Physical Characteristics
Vincennes covers an area of 1.91 km²[50]. Elevations include 55 m[51], 47 m[52], 69 m[53], and 54 m[54].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Vincennes include Château de Vincennes[55], a castle[56], in France[57], founded in 1340[58]; Bois de Vincennes[59], an urban park[60], in France[61], founded in 1855[62]; porte de Vincennes[63], a city gate[64], in France[65]; and cours de Vincennes[66], a cours[67], in France[68].
Why It Matters
Vincennes has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Vincennes is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Vincennes include Château de Vincennes[55], a castle[56], in France[57], founded in 1340[58]; Bois de Vincennes[59], an urban park[60], in France[61], founded in 1855[62]; porte de Vincennes[63], a city gate[64], in France[65]; and cours de Vincennes[66], a cours[67], in France[68].