Champs-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ syʁ maʁn] ⓘ) is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the Marne, in the Seine-et-Marne department (on the departmental border with Seine-Saint-Denis) in the Île-de-France region.
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| Coordinates: 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 (2021)[2] | 25,695 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/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, famous for its château, is part of the Val Maubuée area, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.
History
editOriginally called simply Champs, the name of the commune became officially Champs-sur-Marne (meaning "Fields upon Marne") on 9 April 1962.[3]
Demographics
editThe inhabitants are often referred to as Campésiens. The term Champesois is also in use.
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Twin towns – sister cities
editChamps-sur-Marne is twinned with:[6]
Bradley Stoke, England, United Kingdom
Quart de Poblet, Spain
Transport
editChamps-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line 
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Education
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As of 2016[update] the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined,[7] and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined.[8]
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.[9] The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes.[10]
Nearby senior high schools:[10]
- 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 also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
- ^ 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 links
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- 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)
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