Villejuif-Léo Lagrange: history and sights
Served by: metro line 7.
Did you know?
Named after Léo Lagrange, a French politician of the 1930s regarded as the founding father of public leisure and popular sport policy.
Anecdote
Léo Lagrange created the first paid holidays and democratised access to leisure under the Popular Front government in 1936.
Around Villejuif-Léo Lagrange
- Parc départemental des Hautes-Bruyères, 700 m away — A large urban park offering green spaces and leisure activities for Villejuif residents.
- Mairie de Villejuif, 700 m away — The town's administrative centre, at the heart of a rapidly developing district.
- Stade Léo-Lagrange, 200 m away — A municipal sports complex named after the pioneer of popular leisure policy.