Combs-la-Ville

Combs-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃b la vil]) is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located 25.5 km (15.8 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s.

Combs-la-Ville
Commune
The town hall in Combs-la-Ville
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Combs-la-Ville
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Coordinates: 48°40′N 2°34′E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Combs-la-Ville
Intercommunality	CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Geoffroy
Area 1	14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	22,240
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77122 /77380
Elevation	43–91 m (141–299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Combs-la-Villais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 500 —     1800 540 +1.11% 1806 512 −0.88% 1821 507 −0.07% 1831 500 −0.14% 1836 493 −0.28% 1841 494 +0.04% 1846 540 +1.80% 1851 609 +2.43% 1856 610 +0.03% 1861 789 +5.28% 1866 749 −1.04% 1872 705 −1.00% 1876 676 −1.04% 1881 807 +3.61% 1886 881 +1.77% 1891 909 +0.63% 1896 1,067 +3.26%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,138 +1.30% 1906 1,156 +0.31% 1911 1,394 +3.82% 1921 1,538 +0.99% 1926 1,797 +3.16% 1931 2,039 +2.56% 1936 2,386 +3.19% 1946 2,482 +0.40% 1954 2,833 +1.67% 1962 4,692 +6.51% 1968 6,192 +4.73% 1975 11,093 +8.69% 1982 13,759 +3.12% 1990 19,973 +4.77% 1999 20,953 +0.53% 2007 21,450 +0.29% 2012 22,031 +0.54% 2017 22,383 +0.32%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transportation

Combs-la-Ville is served by Combs-la-Ville–Quincy station on Paris RER D.

Twin towns

Combs-la-Ville is twinned with the towns of :

• Duderstadt in Germany since 1968
• Dali in Cyprus since 1978
• Oswestry in the United Kingdom since 1980
• R' Kiz in Mauritania since 1986
• Petite-Île in Réunion (an overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean) since 1992
• Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in Quebec, Canada since 1998
• Baia Mare in Romania since September 5, 2009.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)