Population (2013) 24,913 Local time Thursday 6:13 PM | Region Île-de-France Area 7.35 km² | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 55% Humidity Colleges and Universities University of Marne‑la‑Vallée, École des ponts ParisTech, ESIEE Paris, École nationale des scien, École Superieure d'Osteopathie | ||
Champs-sur-Marne ([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.
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Map of Champs-sur-Marne, France
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 .
Education
As of 2016 the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined, and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined.
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. The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes.
Nearby senior high schools:
There are also vocational high schools in Chelles, Thorigny, and Torcy.
Tertiary education: