Villejuif
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | Villejuif-Est (Chef-lieu) Villejuif-Ouest (Chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Val de Bièvre |
| Mayor | Claudine Cordillot |
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| Elevation | 62–130 m (203–430 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 53,240 (2008) |
| - Density | 9,970 /km2 (25,800 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94076/ 94800 |
| Website | [1] |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°47′31″N 2°21′49″E / 48.7919°N 2.3636°E
Villejuif is a town and commune in the southest suburb of Paris, France. It is in the Île-de-France region and the Val-de-Marne department. About 53,240 people lived there in 2008.
Education [change]
The biotechnology engineering school Sup'Biotech is located at Villejuif. A campus of the computer science schools EPITA and École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies is also located in the commune.
Twin towns [change]
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