Bussy-Saint-Georges

Bussy-Saint-Georges

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°50′32″N 2°41′54″E / 48.8422°N 2.6983°E / 48.8422; 2.6983Coordinates: 48°50′32″N 2°41′54″E / 48.8422°N 2.6983°E / 48.8422; 2.6983
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Torcy
Canton Torcy
Government
  Mayor (2014) Chantal Brunel
Area1 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2011[1])2 25,135
  Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 77058 / 77600
Elevation 63–130 m (207–427 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bussy-Saint-Georges (pronounced: [bysi sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 25.5 km (15.8 miles) from the center of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Geography

In the East, at the distance 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Paris and in the heart of Marne-la-Vallée, Bussy-Saint-Georges has a privileged position thanks to a high-density motorway network. From Bussy, the direct access to the A4 motorway and the nearby A104 offer easy access to the whole country.

The city centre is only 7 km (4.3 mi) away from Disneyland Paris.

With easy access to the RER line RER A, close to the TGV railway station of Chessy – Marne-la-Vallée and two international airports Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly, the city has a central position in the transport network.

Bussy-Saint-Georges is located in the perimeter of the new city of Marne-la-Vallée as defined by the national government in 1966. But Marne-la-Vallée is just a geographical entity, precisely divided in 4 sectors. The city is in sector 3 of Marne-la-Vallée, also called Val-de-Bussy.

In Val-de-Bussy of Marne-la-Vallée, Bussy-Saint-Georges is from 1985 the leading and main support of the built-up area, as a real and independent new town (French: Ville nouvelle) with a unique status of local and new town. The others towns decided to be organized around a common agglomeration system of new towns.

Population

The city has benefited from one of the most significant growths in France. The population has multiplied by 55 in 29 years, between 1982 and 2011.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962448    
1968462+0.51%
1975441−0.66%
1982456+0.48%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19901,545+16.48%
19999,194+21.92%
200618,772+10.74%
201125,135+6.01%

Bussy-Saint-Georges has a strong power of attraction on young dynamic families who wish to live in a comfortable environment where the quality of life has been mixed with an intelligent urbanization and a large set of services for the population. 50% of the Buxangeorgiens are less than 30 years old.

Surrounding towns

Bussy-Saint-Georges has built its identity on a green model environment with parks and gardens. They represent 155 hectares of integrated green spaces, 9 kilometres (6 miles) of soft connecting links, 10 squares and parks in the city centre, 8 pools and more than 8,200 trees today.

History

In the origins, the village of Bussy appeared in 841 under the Roman name of Villa Buxido. In 855 the territory formed a large parish under the protection of Saint-Georges. Nevertheless, the full name of Bussy-Saint-Georges only appeared in the 13th century. The name of Bussy comes from Buscus because of the city's native environment initially composed of woods and lots of groves. In the Middle Ages, Bussy-Saint-Martin et Bussy-Saint-Georges was unified under a unique landlord authority, the lords of Bussy. Here is the list of the successive lords of Bussy:

In 1789, Bussy-Saint-Georges was under the authority of the Généralité of Paris.

During the 19th century, the town was in the county of Lagny, with a population from 500 to 550 inhabitants. Two ordinances, 6 June 1826 and 15 August 1827 reduced the territory of Bussy in favour of the territories of Ferrières and Jossigny.

Since 1985, Bussy-Saint-Georges has been integrated in the perimeter of the new town plan of Marne-la-Vallée and received a total of 180.50 hectares as additional territories coming from the nearest towns (Bussy-Saint-Martin, Collégien, Ferrières).

Administration

Bussy-Saint-Georges is in the Canton of Torcy, in the administrative département of Seine-et-Marne; its prefecture is Melun. The canton brings together 6 towns and 38,236 inhabitants. Before its creation in 1975, the city of Bussy was in the Canton of Lagny-sur-Marne, finally divided in smaller new subdivisions considering the growth of population.

Canton of Torcy is now part of the arrondissement of Torcy created in 1993. The subprefecture was opened on 1 January 2006.

This arrondissement is the least geographically extended but the most populated of the department, with 10 cantons, 43 towns representing 343,583 inhabitants.

The town hall, built in 1850, stands in the old village, on the Place de la Mairie (Town hall square).

Main sights

Culture and leisure

The library also welcomes a large range of activities put in place by the cultural department of the city. Currently, the hours of opening concern the following days: Tuesday from 2pm to 7pm, Wednesday 10am – 12:30am and 2pm to 6pm, Thursday 2pm – 6pm, and Sunday 10am – 12:30am and 2pm – 6pm.

Education

Bussy-Saint-Georges is home to:

Sport

Economy

Within its territory, the city has an industrial region (Gustave Eiffel Park) located in the south of the city. Among the listed companies, there are Tech Data, SME Distribution (Sony), IBM, Air liquide, Asialand, BT France companies,... There are also a Senior Teaching Technical Book Center (Centre technique du livre de l'enseignement supérieur) and the Technical Center of the French National Library (Centre technique de la Bibliothèque nationale de France). The city economic growth continues with the creation of new city planning areas or Zone d’Aménagement Concerté, such as the ZAC Léonardo-de-Vinci (30 hectares) or the Rucherie (80 hectares). But the debts of the town may be considered as huge.[2]

Transport

In the center of the city, there is the Bussy-Saint-Georges station of the RER line RER A. There is also a Bus (RATP) bus network ("Pep’s").

Festivals

All through the year, the city of Bussy-Saint-Georges offers to its inhabitants a large list of celebrations:

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Bussy-Saint-Georges is twinned with:

List of mayors

See also

References

External links

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