Alfortville

Alfortville

Alfortville and Chinagora, with a barge and tugboat on the River Seine

Coat of arms

Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E / 48.805°N 2.4239°E / 48.805; 2.4239Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E / 48.805°N 2.4239°E / 48.805; 2.4239
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement Créteil
Canton Alfortville-Nord and Alfortville-Sud
Intercommunality Plaine Centrale du Val-de-Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) René Rouquet
Area1 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 44,371
 • Density 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 94002 / 94140
Elevation 27–37 m (89–121 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 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.

Alfortville (French pronunciation: ​[al.fɔʁ.vil]) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort.

Transport

Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.

Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1886 6,603—    
1891 7,984+20.9%
1896 11,634+45.7%
1901 15,980+37.4%
1906 17,455+9.2%
1911 18,267+4.7%
1921 22,779+24.7%
1926 24,896+9.3%
1931 29,473+18.4%
1936 30,078+2.1%
1946 27,940−7.1%
1954 30,195+8.1%
1962 32,332+7.1%
1968 35,023+8.3%
1975 38,057+8.7%
1982 36,231−4.8%
1990 36,119−0.3%
1999 36,232+0.3%
2006 42,743+18.0%
2009 44,278+3.6%

Armenian community

The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. There is an Armenian Apostolic Church located south of the city. It's an important place for the Armenian community, which is very significant in Alfortville.

There is a street named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak.

Alfortville is twinning convention with the Armenian cities of Ashtarak (since 1993), Oshakan (since 2001).

On 3 May 1984, the Armenian Genocide memorial of Alfortville was bombed by a hit-team headed by Grey Wolves member Abdullah Catli and paid by the Turkish MİT intelligence agency.[1]

Education

Public schools in the commune include:[2]

Private schools include:[2]

Personalities

International relations

Alfortville is twinned with:

There is also a twinning convention with the Armenian region of Ashtarak since 1993.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ergenekon document reveals MİT’s assassination secrets Archived August 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Today's Zaman, 19 August 2008 (English)
  2. 1 2 "Etablissements scolaires." Alfortville. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.

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