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.

Champs-sur-Marne
Commune
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Champs-sur-Marne
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
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonChamps-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Maud Tallet
Area
1
7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
25,041
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77083 /77420
Elevation38–106 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.

History

Originally called simply Champs, the name of the commune became officially Champs-sur-Marne (meaning "Fields upon Marne") on 9 April 1962.

Demographics

The inhabitants are often referred to as Campésiens.

Twin towns

Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with Bradley Stoke in Bristol in the United Kingdom[2] and Quart de Poblet in Spain.

Transport

Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line .

Education
Collège Armand Lanoux, one of three junior high schools in the commune

As of 2016 the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined,[3] and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined.[4]

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.[5] The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes.[6]

Nearby senior high schools:[6]

There are also vocational high schools in Chelles, Thorigny, and Torcy.

Tertiary education:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Twinning Association , Anne Clark, Chair of Bradley Stoke Twinning Association in 2009
  3. "Maternelle." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  4. "L'école élémentaire." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. "Le collège." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. "Le lycée." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.


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