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Commune of Champs-sur-Marne |
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 Château of Champs-sur-Marne |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Coordinates | 48°51′12″N 2°36′10″E / 48.85333°N 2.60278°E |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Torcy |
| Canton | Champs-sur-Marne |
| Intercommunality | Val Maubuée |
| Mayor | Maud Tallet (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 38–106 m (120–350 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 24,693 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,360 /km2 (8,700 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77083/ 77420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Champs-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France in the Île-de-France region 18.2 km (11.3 mi). (11.3 miles) from the center of Paris.
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.
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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 called Campésiens.
Twin towns
Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with Bradley Stoke near Bristol in the United Kingdom.
Transport
Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line 
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See also
References
External links
- Official website (French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Champs-sur-Marne (French)
- Champs-sur-Marne.info, par Webmaster (Information sur la commune de Champs sur Marne (French)
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