Marne-la-Vallée
Town near Paris, France
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Marne-la-Vallée (French: [maʁn la va.le]) (English: Marne Valley) is a new town located near the city centre of Paris, France.
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The different communes making up Marne-la-Vallée:[EPA 1][EPA 2]
Disneyland Paris, Disney Adventure World,[1] Val d'Europe, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, ESIEE Paris, and École des Ponts ParisTech are located in Marne-la-Vallée.
Status
Marne-la-Vallée has been gradually built up since the first plans in 1965 and now covers an area of over 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) and includes 31 communes, in the départements of Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. Total population (2007) is 282,150.
For administrative purposes, the area has been divided into four sectors:
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis Val-de-Marne |
Seine-et-Marne | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | Porte de Paris | Val Maubuée | Val de Bussy | Val d'Europe | |
| List of communes |
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Demographics
As of 1990 fewer than 10,000 persons of East/Southeast Asian origin resided in six communes of Marne-la-Vallée. 26% of the population of Lognes was Asian, and other percentages were 8% in Noisiel, 5-6% in Noisy-le-Grand, and 5-6% in Torcy. In 1982 there were 6,000 Asians in Marne-la-Vallée, making up 3-4% of the area's population. In 1987 the number increased to 9,000.[2]
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In popular culture
Louise, the main character in Éric Rohmer's 1984 film Full Moon in Paris, shares an apartment with her partner Rémi in Marne-la-Vallée.
Notes
- Nos communes, nos collectivités Archived 2014-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 31 December 2013.
- Carte des communes de la ville nouvelle Archived 2014-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 31 December 2013.
