Champs-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ syʁ maʁn] (listen)) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the center of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France in the Île-de-France region.
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Coordinates: 48°51′10″N 2°36′10″E / 48.8529°N 2.6027°ECoordinates: 48°51′10″N 2°36′10″E / 48.8529°N 2.6027°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Torcy |
Canton | Champs-sur-Marne |
Intercommunality | CA Paris - Vallée de la Marne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Maud Tallet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 25,654 |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77083 /77420 |
Elevation | 38–106 m (125–348 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune of Champs-sur-Marne is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.
HistoryEdit
Originally called simply Champs, the name of the commune became officially Champs-sur-Marne (meaning "Fields upon Marne") on 9 April 1962.
DemographicsEdit
The inhabitants are often referred to as Campésiens.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Twin towns – sister citiesEdit
Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with:[5]
- Bradley Stoke, England, United Kingdom
- Quart de Poblet, Spain
TransportEdit
Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line .
EducationEdit
As of 2016[update] the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined,[6] and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined.[7]
The commune has three junior high schools, Armand Lanoux, Jean Weiner, and Pablo Picasso; and there is an additional junior high school in a surrounding commune, Le Luzard in Noisiel. There are 1,799 junior high school students combined.[8] The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes.[9]
Nearby senior high schools:[9]
- Lycée Gérard de Nerval (Noisiel)
- Lycée technique René Cassin (Noisiel)
- Lycée Jean Moulin (Torcy)
There are also vocational high schools in Chelles, Thorigny, and Torcy.
Tertiary education:
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Champs-sur-Marne, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Bienvenue à Champs-sur-Marne" (in French). Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "Maternelle." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "L'école élémentaire." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Le collège." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Le lycée." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)