VITRY-SUR-SEINE


Meaning of VITRY-SUR-SEINE in English

city, Val-de-Marne dpartement, Paris rgion, France. Vitry-sur-Seine is a southeastern industrial and residential suburb of Paris, with an area of 4.5 square miles (11.6 square km), and is separated from the city limits of the capital by the suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine. It is connected to Paris by rail (6 miles ). The Seine River, which flows along Vitry-sur-Seine's eastern border, is heavily industrialized in the area, although market gardening and horticulture still persist. The Church of Saint-Germain in Vitry-sur-Seine has a triple 13th-century nave and a 14th-century choir. Pop. (1982) 84,956.

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