Clamart (French pronunciation: [klamaʁ] ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.7 km (5.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Clamart
Clamart Town Hall
Clamart Town Hall
Coat of arms of Clamart
Paris and inner ring départements
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Clamart
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Clamart is located in France
Clamart
Clamart
Clamart is located in Île-de-France (region)
Clamart
Clamart
Coordinates: 48°48′05″N 2°15′46″E / 48.8014°N 02.2628°E / 48.8014; 02.2628
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentHauts-de-Seine
ArrondissementAntony
CantonClamart
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Didier Berger[1] (DVD)
Area
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8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
54,491
 • Density6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
92023 /92140
Elevation64–175 m (210–574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: bas Clamart, the historical centre, and petit Clamart with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields. The canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the commune belongs to the canton of Le Plessis-Robinson.

Geography

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Nearest places

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History

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Les petits pois (peas)

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The city name is famous in French gastronomy. A speciality with peas as a side-dish, is called "à la Clamart". Close to Paris and its central marketplace (Les Halles), Clamart's peas were the first of the season.

De Gaulle assassination attempt

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On 22 August 1962 the French President Charles de Gaulle was the target of an assassination attempt organised by the French Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry. As de Gaulle's black Citroën DS 19[3] sped through Petit-Clamart it was met by a barrage of submachine-gun fire. De Gaulle and his entourage, which included his wife, survived the attempt without any casualties or serious injuries while the attempt's perpetrators were subsequently all arrested and put on trial. The leader of the assassination attempt, Jean Bastien-Thiry, was executed by firing squad after his 1963 conviction, and was the last person to be executed by firing squad in France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 969—    
1800 736−3.85%
1806 740+0.09%
1821 1,022+2.18%
1831 1,225+1.83%
1836 1,268+0.69%
1841 1,567+4.33%
1846 1,564−0.04%
1851 1,763+2.42%
1856 2,149+4.04%
1861 2,751+5.06%
1866 3,194+3.03%
1872 3,163−0.16%
1876 3,640+3.57%
1881 4,187+2.84%
1886 5,112+4.07%
1891 5,491+1.44%
1896 6,283+2.73%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 7,391+3.30%
1906 8,720+3.36%
1911 11,376+5.46%
1921 15,916+3.42%
1926 22,734+7.39%
1931 31,047+6.43%
1936 32,427+0.87%
1946 33,817+0.42%
1954 37,924+1.44%
1962 47,991+2.99%
1968 54,906+2.27%
1975 52,952−0.52%
1982 48,353−1.29%
1990 47,227−0.29%
1999 48,572+0.31%
2007 51,000+0.61%
2012 52,408+0.55%
2017 52,971+0.21%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Panorama

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New urban development (ZAC) in the Panorama district.

On a former EDF research site, construction on a new urban development (zone d'aménagement concerté or ZAC), overlooking the man-made Panorama Lake (Lac du Panorama) and consisting of new homes, commercial and business space, two schools, and a nursery, began in summer 2018.[6] The land had been purchased by the city in 2017, and the project was designed by A26. The first residents moved in in late 2019, and the schools were two thirds full by 2021 when the second phase of construction was underway.[7]

Transport

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Clamart is served by Clamart station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. There are also several bus lines connecting Clamart to neighbouring towns.

Education

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Clamart has multiple primary schools, and attendance is determined by one's residence.[8]

Middle schools:

  • Collège Alain Founier[9]
  • Collège Maison Blanche[10]

High school: Clamart has one single high school, located near the haut de Clamart: the Lycée Jacques Monod[11]

Notable people

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International relations

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Clamart is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Objective: De Gaulle", Time, 9 October 1973
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Clamart, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ A.L. (29 June 2018). "Clamart : top départ pour le futur quartier sur l'ancienne friche EDF". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ Bocquet, Catherine. "Le Panorama, nouveau quartier de Clamart, continue de pousser". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2023.(subscription required)
  8. ^ " 2013-2014 perimetre scolaire Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Clamart. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Collège Alain Founier Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine." French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Home. Collège Maison Blanche. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  11. ^ Home. Lycée Jacques Monod. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "Glimpses of Jean Arp's World". The New York Times. 14 February 2013.
  13. ^ Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, New York City: The Bodeley Head, Reprint: London: Penguin Classic, 2001, p. 102
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