Vincennes | |
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Vincennes city hall | |
![]() Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Coordinates: 48°50′52″N 2°26′21″E / 48.8478°N 2.4392°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-de-Marne |
Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Marne |
Canton | Vincennes and Fontenay-sous-Bois |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Charlotte Libert-Albanel[1] (UDI) |
Area 1 | 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 48,798 |
• Density | 26,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 94080 /94300 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vincennes (/vɪnˈsɛnz, væ̃ˈsɛn/, French: [vɛ̃sɛn] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the centre of Paris. Vincennes is famous for its castle: the Château de Vincennes. It is next to but does not include the Bois de Vincennes, from which it took its name, which is attached to the city of Paris.