Vincennes 427199 225546142 2008-07-14T06:46:58Z MahaDave 3712958 Fixed plural of 'zoo' {{otheruses}} {{French commune| nomcommune=Vincennes<br>[[Image:Vincennes streets.JPG|275px]]<br><small>A street in Vincennes, with the [[keep]] of the [[Château de Vincennes|Vincennes medieval castle]] in the background.</small>| map=Vincennes_map.svg| mapcaption=[[Paris]] and inner ring départements| lat_long={{coor dms|48|50|42|N|2|26|05|E|region:FR_type:city}}| région=[[Île-de-France (région)|Île-de-France]] | département=[[Val-de-Marne]]| arrondissement=Nogent-sur-Marne| canton= | insee= |cp= |maire=|mandat= | intercomm=''none as of 2005''| alt moy=|alt mini=|alt maxi=| km²=1.91| sans=<br>46,400<br>43,595| date-sans=Jan. 1, 2005 estimate)<br>(March 8, 1999 census| dens=24,293|date-dens=2005|}} '''Vincennes''' is a [[commune in France|commune]] of the [[Val-de-Marne]] located in the eastern suburbs of [[Paris]], [[France]]. This ''[[Île-de-France (region)|Francilienne]]'' town is located 6.7 km. (4.2 miles) from the [[Kilometre Zero|centre of Paris]]. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in [[Europe]]. ==History== The [[Marquis de Sade]] was imprisoned in Vincennes fortress in 1777, where he remained (mainly: he escaped for a little over a month in 1778), until February 1784, when Vincennes fortress was closed and de Sade was transferred to the [[Bastille]]. In 1929, the commune of Vincennes lost about half of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the [[Bois de Vincennes]], a large part of which belonged to the commune of Vincennes. ==Sights== The city is famous for its castle, the [[Château de Vincennes]], and its park, the [[Bois de Vincennes]] hosting one of the biggest zoos in Paris, [[Zoo de Vincennes]] (though these two are now within the limits of the City of Paris). It also features a large military [[fort]], now housing various [[Military of France|army]] services. ==Transport== Vincennes is served by two stations on [[Paris Métro Line 1]]: [[Bérault (Paris Métro)|Bérault]] and [[Château de Vincennes (Paris Métro)|Château de Vincennes]]. Vincennes is also served by [[Vincennes (Paris RER)|Vincennes]] station on Paris [[RER A|RER line A]]. ==Porcelain== ''Main article: [[Vincennes porcelain]]'' In the old royal château, a [[porcelain]] manufactory was established in 1740, specializing in imitations of [[Meissen]] porcelain and naturalistic flowers, which were incorporated into bouquets under the direction of Parisian ''marchands-merciers''. The Vincennes porcelain factory continued until 1756, when the production was transferred to new buildings at [[Sèvres]], initiating the career of world-famous [[Sèvres porcelain]]. ==Miscellaneous== ===Twin towns=== Vincennes is twinned with: * [[Castrop-Rauxel]], [[Germany]] * [[Lambeth]], [[United Kingdom]] * [[Montigny-le-Tilleul]], [[Belgium]] * [[Tomar]], [[Portugal]] * [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]], [[Indiana]], [[United States]] ==See also== * [[Vélodrome de Vincennes]] ==External links== {{commonscat|Vincennes}} *[http://mairie-vincennes.fr/ Vincennes town council website] {{Paris Metropolitan Area}} [[Category:Communes of Val-de-Marne]] {{ValMarne-geo-stub}} [[ca:Vincennes]] [[ceb:Vincennes]] [[de:Vincennes]] [[es:Vincennes]] [[eo:Vincennes]] [[fr:Vincennes]] [[it:Vincennes]] [[la:Vilcenia]] [[nl:Vincennes]] [[pl:Vincennes]] [[pt:Vincennes]] [[ro:Vincennes]] [[sl:Vincennes]] [[sv:Vincennes]] [[vi:Vincennes]] [[vo:Vincennes]]