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'''Vélizy-Villacoublay''' ({{IPA|fr|velizi vilakublɛ|-|Fr-Vélizy-Villacoublay.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Yvelines]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Île-de-France]] in north-central [[France]]. It is located in the south-western suburbs of [[Paris]] {{convert|13.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from the [[Kilometre Zero|center]] and {{convert|3.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} east of [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]]. Its inhabitants are called Véliziens.

The body of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] was flown to [[RAF Northolt]], west London, from here after her death in [[Paris]] on August 31, 1997.<ref>{{citeCite news|title=Historic RAF airfield used by the Queen 'to be sold to property developers in latest cuts plan'web|url=httphttps://www.dailymailtelegraph.co.uk/news/article-2092041uknews/Queensdefence/9039675/Northolt-airfieldRAFs-housedcelebrated-Battleairfield-Britainmay-spitfiresbe-sold-to-property-developers-latest-RAF-cuts-plan.html | locationtitle=LondonNortholt: |RAF's work=Dailycelebrated Mail|first=Charles|last=Walford|date=26airfield January'may 2012be sold to property developers'}}</ref>{{deprecated inline|certain=yes|date=September 2019}}

*[http://londe.fr l'Onde Cultural Center], finished in December 2000 and designed by the architect Claude Vasconi, which is composed of one hall with 670 seats, a multidisciplinary room of 200 seats, two large dance halls, an orchestra room, 12 studios, 4 classrooms, a recording room, and a percussion room.

Vélizy-Villacoublay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vélizy-Villacoublay is [[Chaville-VélizyChaville–Vélizy (RER)|Chaville&ndash;Vélizystation]] station on Paris [[RER C|RER line C]]. This station is located in the neighboring commune of [[Viroflay]], {{convert|1.7|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from the town center of Vélizy-Villacoublay. StartingSince 2014, Vélizy-Villacoublay ishas been served by a[[Île-de-France tramway lineLine ([http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/orienter/f_plan.php?&loc=reseaux&nompdf=t6&fm=gif6|tramway line T6])] with 7 stations.

The town is also servicedserved by the [[A86 autoroute]], the 118 national route (RN118), and the RN286. The A86 includes a two-leveled tunnel between [[Rueil-Malmaison]] and Vélizy-Villacoublay. It is also served by a [[Veolia Verkehr|Veolia Transport]] bus line (Connex), of the [[Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens|RATP]],

**Electronics: [[Thales Group|Thales]], Ateme, Dassault Systèmes.

**Telecommunications: [[Alcatel-Lucent]], [[Bouygues Télécom (company)|Bouygues Télécom]], Ekinops, Transcom, [[Sagem]]

==Twin towns – sister cities==