Viroflay

Viroflay (French pronunciation: [viʁɔflɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 14.1 km (8.8 mi) from the center and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Palace of Versailles.

Viroflay
Commune
The town hall in Viroflay
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Viroflay
Viroflay Viroflay
Coordinates: 48°48′00″N 2°10′01″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Versailles
Canton	Versailles-2
Intercommunality	CA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Olivier Lebrun
Area 1	3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	17,237
• Density	4,940/km2 (12,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78686 /78220
Elevation	92–176 m (302–577 ft)
Website	ville-viroflay.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town motto is Lux mea lex which is Latin for "Light is my law".

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 16,352 —     1975 15,696 −0.58% 1982 14,074 −1.55% 1990 14,689 +0.54% 1999 15,211 +0.39% 2007 16,000 +0.63% 2012 15,678 −0.41% 2017 16,129 +0.57% 2023 17,237 +1.11% Source: INSEE

Gastronomy

The "Viroflay Omelette" is an omelette stuffed with spinach, ham and gruyère cheese.
The "Monstruous" is a variety of spinach, specific to Viroflay where it used to be cultivated.

Transport

Viroflay is served by Viroflay-Rive-Gauche station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line.

It is also served by Viroflay-Rive-Droite station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line and by Chaville–Vélizy station on Paris RER line C.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

External links

• Official site