Combs-la-Ville

Combs-la-Ville
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°40′N 2°34′E / 48.67°N 2.56°ECoordinates: 48°40′N 2°34′E / 48.67°N 2.56°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Combs-la-Ville
Intercommunality	Sénart
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Geoffroy
Area^1	14.48 km^2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	21,828
• Density	1,500/km^2 (3,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77122 / 77380
Elevation	43–91 m (141–299 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.

Combs-la-Ville is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located 25.5 km (15.8 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s.

Twin towns

Combs-la-Ville is twinned with the towns of :

• Duderstadt in Germany since 1968
• Dali in Cyprus since 1978
• Oswestry in the United Kingdom since 1980
• R' Kiz in Mauritania since 1986
• Petite-Île in Réunion (an overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean) since 1992
• Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in Quebec, Canada since 1998
• Baia Mare in Romania since September 5, 2009.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Combs-la-Villais.

Transportation

Combs-la-Ville is served by Combs-la-Ville – Quincy station on Paris RER line D.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Combs-la-Ville (French)
• Map of Combs-la-Ville on Michelin (English)