Champs-sur-Marne
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 | |
| 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 | 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.
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.
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Twin towns – sister cities
Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with:[5]
Bradley Stoke, England, United Kingdom
Quart de Poblet, Spain
Transport
Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line
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Education

As of 2016 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:
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "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.
- "Le lycée." Champs-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Champs-sur-Marne. |
- 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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