Tremblay-en-France
Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tremblay-en-France (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃blɛ ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃s] ; lit. 'Tremblay in France', before 1989: Tremblay-lès-Gonesse)[3] is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.5 km (12.1 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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Tremblay-en-France | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′00″N 2°34′20″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) | François Asensi[1] |
Area 1 | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 37,271 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93073 /93290 |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
More than one-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France, in particular terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (the other terminals lie in the territory of other communes). It is the largest, by area, of the so-called petite couronne (inner ring) suburbs of Paris. The corporate head office of Air France and OEMServices lie within Tremblay.
Originally called Tremblay-lès-Gonesse (meaning "Tremblay near Gonesse"), the commune was officially renamed Tremblay-en-France (meaning "Tremblay in the pays de France", see Roissy-en-France for an explanation) on 20 August 1989.[3]
The arms of Tremblay-en-France are blazoned : Vert chaussé azure, a tau Or between two leaves following the lines of division argent, on a chief Or a demi-lion issuant from the line of division gules.
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The part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport that lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France is served by two stations on Paris RER line : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 and Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV. This last station is an interchange station with TGV national rail lines.
The inhabited area of Tremblay-en-France, however, is served by Vert-Galant station on Paris RER line . This station is located at the border between the commune of Tremblay-en-France and the commune of Villepinte, on the Villepinte side of the border.
Air France's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex,[4][5] on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France.[6][7][8] The complex opened in December 1995.[4] The complex also has the head office of Air France-KLM.[9] ASL Airlines France has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune.[10] Servair, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square.[11] Paris Aéroport is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay.[12]
At one point Virgin Express France (originally named Air Provence Charter), a subsidiary of Virgin Express, had its headquarters in Tremblay.[13]
Tremblay-en-France has 12 écoles maternelles, 14 écoles élémentaires, three collèges, and two lycées. The collèges are Descartes, R. Rolland, and P. de Ronsard.[14] The lycées are Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher and Lycée Polyvalent Léonard de Vinci.[15][16] The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed.[17]
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Source: EHESS[18] and INSEE (1968-2017)[19] |
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