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Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon Lake at Viry-Châtillon, France.
Viry-Châtillon
town, France
Viry-Châtillon, town, a southern suburb of Paris, Essonne département, Île-de-France région, north-central France, on the Seine River. It is a river port, with diversified manufactures, and has a 12th-century church and a château (now a seminary) with 17th-century gardens designed by André Le Nôtre. Viry-Châtillon Lake offers various facilities for water sports. Pop. (1999) 30,257; (2014 est.) 31,350.
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