Vincennes

Vincennes
Commune
Vincennes city hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Vincennes
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Coordinates: 48°50′52″N 2°26′21″E / 48.8478°N 2.4392°E / 48.8478; 2.4392
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Nogent-sur-Marne
Canton	Vincennes and Fontenay-sous-Bois
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Charlotte Libert-Albanel[1] (UDI)
Area 1	1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	48,798
• Density	26,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	94080 /94300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vincennes (/vɪnˈsɛnz, væ̃ˈsɛn/, French: [vɛ̃sɛn] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the centre of Paris. Vincennes is famous for its castle: the Château de Vincennes. It is next to but does not include the Bois de Vincennes, from which it took its name, which is attached to the city of Paris.