City of Seine-Saint-Denis in Paris, Villepinte is an ancient city, whose first traces date from the time of the Parisii, a Gallic tribe. The city was founded by Dagobert and attached to the royal abbey of Saint-Denis.
Located in the heart of the plain of France, less than twenty kilometers from Paris, the city of Villepinte surprised by the richness of woodlands that surround it like wood or of Tussion Blowing Sevran. If the city is particularly urbanized over the centuries, it remains enjoyable, including some historical monuments worth visiting. The nineteenth century and the industrial revolution is notably present through old factories or other pavilions.
Villepinte is also a great home base for exploring the French capital, Paris, and numerous legendary sites such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum or the Champs Elysées.
Villepinte no shortage of attractions, including monuments and other objects listed in the Inventory of Historical Monuments.
Built in the sixteenth century, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption still has its original chorus. It was repeatedly restored, especially in the nineteenth century.
Former Villepinte Castle, built in the seventeenth century, became a sanatorium in the late nineteenth century to shelter before a hospital today. You can still admire the chapel, built in the nineteenth century.
Built in 1859 by architect Bigle the citole is a villa located on the site of an ancient castle. Property commune Villepinte, it was built in the Second Empire style.
Managed by a private company, the pet cemetery, founded in 1957, does not lack originality. The opportunity to admire tombs full of eccentricity.
Built in Paris in 1954 by Jean Prouvé, Aluminium Centennial Pavilion was restored and installed in the exhibition center Villepinte in the late 1990s Its structure is now listed historical monument.
Built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and Godier Dauvergne farms present the architectural characteristics of the plain of France.
Is green surprises in Villepinte, parks abound in the city. Between Abrevoir the park, the park of the Rose Garden, that of March 19, 1962, or the park Marie Laurencin, there is plenty of choice. Most impressive are the departmental Sausset Park, half of which is present on Villepinte and Natura 2000 and the Forest Park Blowing. The latter houses the remains of the ancient forest of Bondy, classified natural areas of ecological interest, flora and fauna, and Natura 2000.
Vibrant city, rich in economic, Villepinte no shortage of entertainment throughout the year.
Villepinte houses a outdoor market Vert-Galant, Tuesday and Thursday in the late afternoon and on Saturdays, from 12h to 17h.
Inaugurated in 1982, the exhibition Paris-Nord Villepinte hosts shows and events throughout the year. It may in particular attend the horse show or at Japan Expo held each year in June or July.
The first Sunday in April, the carnival moved into the streets of the city, with animations and other costumed parades. In March-April, Villepinte hosts since 1984, one of the Banlieues Bleues festival performances, Jazz in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Godier installed at the farm, the company Relief Issue organizes every year in May, the festival Oops! Move your tongue. On this occasion various professional or amateur theater and reading workshops are offered. At the same time, the social center André Malraux organizes the festival of urban and traditional cultures, Transit, around a theme that changes every year.
Organized each penultimate weekend of June, the Sparkling is an annual festival during which are organized dance performances, sports demonstrations, art exhibitions, as well as outdoor activities.
In early fall, a talent the fair is held every year at the Cultural Centre Joseph Kessel.