Chaville () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some 12 km from the centre of Paris in the south-western suburbs of the French capital. Geography Chaville is bordered by the following communes (clockwise from the north): Sèvres Meudon Vélizy-Villacoublay Viroflay Ville-d'Avray. Roughly 44% of the territory of the commune, situated between the forest of Meudon to the south-east and the forest of Fausses-Reposes to the north-west, is wooded. History Chaville was founded in the 9th century by Inchadus, Bishop of Paris. The earliest recorded form of the name is Inchadi villa. Population Transport Chaville is located on route D910 between Paris and Versailles. It is served by three railway stations and one bus line: Gare de Chaville-Rive-Droite, on the Transilien suburban rail line from Paris-Saint-Lazare to Versailles-Rive-Droite Gare de Chaville-Rive-Gauche, on the Transilien suburban rail line from Paris-Montparnasse to Rambouillet Chaville-Vélizy station on Paris RER line C Education there are five preschools (maternelles) with 730 students total: Les Iris, Les Jacinthes, Le Muguet, Les Myosotis, and Les Pâquerettes As of the same year there are three elementary schools with 1,000 students total: Anatole France, Paul Bert, and Ferdinand Buisson. There is one junior high school, Collège Jean Moulin de Chaville. It is served by the public high school/sixth-form college Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant in Sèvres. Twin towns Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany Barnet, London, England, United Kingdom Settimo Torinese, Piedmont, Italy Thanh Hóa, Vietnam Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, United States See also Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department References External links Chaville website (in French) Communes of Hauts-de-Seine