18th and 19th centuries, and starting from 1980 workers have deserted the city, leaving a mostly immigrant population, most from the Maghreb. A final destination for most of these immigrants, the gathering of these communities have made it unappealing to local French. The Route Nationale 6 cuts through the commune and runs parallel to the RER line, producing much noise. The N6 is also famous for having long traffic jams at the junction between the N6, N406 and the A86 Ring road. Transport Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Villeneuve-Triage and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. It is also the site of the Villeneuve-Saint-Georges marshalling yard. Demography Education The commune is served by multiple primary schools. Secondary schools: Three junior high schools: Collège Pierre-Brossolette, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège Roland-Garros One senior high school: Lycée François Arago Twin towns – sister cities Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is twinned with: Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom Kornwestheim, Germany Notable people Jérémy Cordoval, footballer Jacques Faty, footballer Ricardo Faty, French-Senegalese footballer Yoan Gouffran, footballer Maxence Lacroix, footballer Geoffrey Lembet, French-Central African footballer Gérard Pussey, writer Therry Racon, footballer MC Solaar, hip hop and rap artist Mickaël Tavares, French-Senegalese footballer Patrick Pelloux, emergency physician Cécile Duflot, member of French National Assembly for Paris and Minister of Housing in 2012–2014 Niska, hip hop and rap artist See also Communes of the Val-de-Marne department References External links Official website (in French) Communes of Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia