Champs-sur-Marne
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Champs-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ syʁ maʁn] ⓘ; lit. 'Fields-on-Marne') is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the Marne, in the Seine-et-Marne department (on the departmental border with Seine-Saint-Denis) in the Île-de-France region.
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| Coordinates: 48°51′10″N 2°36′10″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Torcy |
| Canton | Champs-sur-Marne |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris - Vallée de la Marne |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maud Tallet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 27,451 |
| • Density | 3,730/km2 (9,670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77083 /77420 |
| Elevation | 38–106 m (125–348 ft) |
| Website | ville-champssurmarne |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune of Champs-sur-Marne, famous for its château, is part of the Val Maubuée area, 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.[3] The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2002.[4]
Demographics
The inhabitants are often referred to as Campésiens in French. The term Champesois is also in use.
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Twin towns – sister cities
Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with:[7]
Bradley Stoke, England, United Kingdom
Quart de Poblet, Spain
Transport
Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line 
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Education
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As of 2016[update] the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined,[8] and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined.[9]
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.[10] The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes.[11]
Nearby senior high schools:[11]
- Lycée Gérard de Nerval (Noisiel)
- Lycée technique René Cassin (Noisiel)
- Lycée Jean Moulin (Torcy)
There are also vocational high schools in Chelles, Thorigny, and Torcy.
Tertiary education:
