Montfermeil
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Montfermeil | |
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 Montfermeil town hall | |
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Location of Montfermeil  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′00″N 2°34′00″E / 48.9000°N 2.5667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Le Raincy |
| Canton | Tremblay-en-France |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Lemoine[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 27,980 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93047 /93370 |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montfermeil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɛʁmɛj] ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17.2 km (10.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
Montfermeil is famous as the location of Thénardiers' inn in Les Misérables. It has made the headlines due to troubles in its social estate called "les Bosquets".
Population
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Heraldry
[edit] | The arms of Montfermeil are blazoned : Gules, 3 roses argent.
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Points of interest
[edit]![[icon]](File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion with: more sites. You can help by adding to it. (March 2015) |
Economy
[edit]Montfermeil at one time had the head office of Titus Software.[5]
Transport
[edit]Montfermeil is served by two stations of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations are Le Raincy–Villemomble–Montfermeil station and Le Chénay-Gagny.
Education
[edit]Schools in Montfermeil:
- Seven combined preschools and elementary schools: L'Arc en Ciel, Paul Eluard, Jules Ferry, Danielle Casanova, Victor Hugo, Jean-Baptiste Clement, and Joliot Curie[6]
- Junior high schools: Jean Jaures and Pablo Picasso[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Emre Akbaba, footballer
- Samba Diakité, footballer
- Metehan Güçlü, footballer
- Ladj Ly, filmmaker
- Aïssa Laïdouni, footballer
- Larrys Mabiala, footballer
- Christopher Maboulou, footballer
- Kamulete Makiese, footballer
- Orphee Neola, athlete
- Kevynn Nyokas, handball player
- Olivier Nyokas, handball player
- Henri Pescarolo, racing driver
- [[Listner Pir
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montfermeil, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Profile." Titus Games. 30 June 1998. Retrieved on 4 September 2012. "310 Avenue Daniel Perdrige, 93370 Montfermeil."
- ^ "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires." Montfermeil. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Les collèges." Montfermeil. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montfermeil.
- Official website (in French)
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