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The Lenval hospital in Nice told a local newspaper that a healthy boy and girl were delivered by Caesarian section on Saturday evening.
Nice Matin reported that Jolie and her husband, actor Brad Pitt, have named the boy Knox Leon and the girl, Vivienne Marcheline.
Dr Michel Sussmann told the Associated Press that Ms Jolie and the babies were "doing marvellously well".
Dr Sussman, who delivered the twins, said the birth had been moved forward "for medical reasons" but did not give further details.
Nice Matin said Pitt was present at the birth.
Tight security
The couple already have a daughter together - Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, who was born in Namibia in 2006.
They have also adopted three more children - Cambodian-born son Maddox, daughter Zahara from Ethiopia and Pax, from Vietnam.
Security at the hospital has been intense to prevent the paparazzi from taking pictures of the family.
The hospital had earlier had to deny that pictures which appeared in magazines were genuine.
Spokeswoman Nadine Bauer said they were "posed fakes".
(BBC)
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