Alfortville

Alfortville
Paris and inner ring departments
Location within Île-de-France region  Alfortville
Administration
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
Mayor	René Rouquet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	27–37 m (89–121 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
Land area1	3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population2	44,371  (2006)
- Density	12,090 /km2 (31,300 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	94002/ 94140
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.

Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E / 48.805°N 2.4239°E / 48.805; 2.4239

Alfortville (French pronunciation: [al.fɔʁ.vil]) is a commune 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 by detaching its territory from 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

Personalities

• Patrick Alain, leadership writer and executive coach
• Bendy Casimir, mixed martial arts fighter
• Odair Fortes, footballer
• Jean-Eudes Maurice, footballer
• Mickael Marquet, footballer
• Hassan Yebda, footballer

Twin towns

Alfortville is twinned with:

• San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy since 1989
• Ashtarak, Armenia since 1993
• Cantanhede, Portugal since 2000
• Oshakan, Armenia since 2001

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

Armenian community

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.

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].

See also

Paris portal

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

• Official website (in French)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Alfortville

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