Champs-sur-Marne
Champs-sur-Marne (IPA: [ʃɑ̃ syʁ maʁn]) 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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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
  Champs-sur-Marne Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs  Champs-sur-Marne Champs-sur-Marne (Île-de-France (region)) | |
| 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 (2014–2020) | Maud Tallet |
| Area 1 | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-01-01)[1] | 24,963 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/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.
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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.
Twin townsEdit
Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with Bradley Stoke in Bristol in the United Kingdom and Quart de Poblet in Spain.
TransportEdit
Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line 
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EducationEdit
As of 2016[update] the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined,[2] and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined.[3]
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.[4] The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes.[5]
Nearby senior high schools:[5]
- 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
- ^ "Populations légales 2016". INSEE. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "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
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Champs-sur-Marne. |
- Official website ‹See Tfd›(in French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) ‹See Tfd›(in English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Champs-sur-Marne ‹See Tfd›(in French)
- Champs-sur-Marne.info, par Webmaster (Information sur la commune de Champs sur Marne ‹See Tfd›(in French)
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