Garges-lès-Gonesse
Garges-lès-Gonesse | |
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The Avenue de Stalingrad in Garges-lès-Gonesse | |
Coat of arms | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
show Location of Garges-lès-Gonesse | |
Garges-lès-Gonesse Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Coordinates: 48°58′22″N 2°24′03″E / 48.9728°N 2.4008°ECoordinates: 48°58′22″N 2°24′03″E / 48.9728°N 2.4008°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
Canton | Garges-lès-Gonesse |
Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Jimenez |
Area 1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 42,956 |
• Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95268 /95140 |
Elevation | 34–80 m (112–262 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Garges-lès-Gonesse (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁʒ lɛ ɡɔnɛs] (listen), literally Garges near Gonesse) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris in the Val-d'Oise department in northern France. It is located 14.1 km (8.8 mi) from the center of Paris. The city is a part of the Paris urban area. It is the seat of the canton of Garges-lès-Gonesse, which also covers Arnouville.
The city is strongly urbanized and is near to Paris–Le Bourget Airport. Garges-lès-Gonesse was transformed from an old rural village to a suburb at the beginning of the 20th century.
Population[]
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Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] |
Transport[]
Garges-lès-Gonesse is served by Garges – Sarcelles station on Paris RER line D.
Education[]
Primary schools:[4]
- 13 preschools
- 11 elementary schools
- Four combined preschools and elementary schools
Secondary schools:
- Junior high schools: Paul Eluard, Henri Wallon, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse[5]
- Senior high school/sixth-form college: [6]
- Vocational high school: [7]
Personalities[]
- , basketball player
- Marc Macedot, athlete
- Mr. Brainwash, street artist
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Garges-lès-Gonesse, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les écoles à Garges." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Les collèges Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Le lycée." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Le lycée professionnel ." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
External links[]
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (in French)
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Categories:
- Communes of Val-d'Oise
- Val-d'Oise geography stubs