Champs-sur-Marne

Champs-sur-Marne


Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°51′10″N 2°36′10″E / 48.8529°N 2.6027°E / 48.8529; 2.6027Coordinates: 48°51′10″N 2°36′10″E / 48.8529°N 2.6027°E / 48.8529; 2.6027
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Torcy
Canton Champs-sur-Marne
Intercommunality Val Maubuée
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Maud Tallet
Area1 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 24,913
 • Density 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
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.

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

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.

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 and Quart de Poblet in Spain.

Transport

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

Education

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