Saint-Mandé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɑ̃de] ) is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the smallest communes of the Île-de-France by land area, but is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. It is located on the edge of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, near the Porte de Vincennes and the Porte de Saint-Mandé. The motto of the city is Cresco et Floresco, which means "I grow and I flourish".
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Location of Saint-Mandé  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°50′32″N 2°25′07″E / 48.8422°N 2.4186°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Marne |
| Canton | Vincennes |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Weil[1] |
| Area 1 | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 21,195 |
| • Density | 23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94067 /94160 |
| Elevation | 42–54 m (138–177 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editOn 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, about two-thirds of the commune of Saint-Mandé was annexed to Paris, and now forms the neighbourhoods of Bel-Air and Picpus, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
In 1929, the commune of Saint-Mandé lost one-quarter of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a small part of which belonged to Saint-Mandé, leaving Saint-Mandé as a small rump commune after the territorial losses of 1860 and 1929.
Population
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Personalities
edit- Juliette Benzoni (1920–2016), novel writer
- Charles Berling (b. 1958), actor
- Françoise Blanchard (1954–2013), actress
- Maurice Boitel (1919–2007), painter
- Armand Carrel (1800–1836), political writer, who died there in a duel
- Gaëtan Charbonnier (b. 1988), footballer
- Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), actress
- Georges Courteline (1858–1929), writer and lampoonist
- Bruno Cremer (1929–2010), actor
- Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969), Asian scholar
- Frédéric Diefenthal (b. 1968), actor
- Juliette Drouet (1806–1883), mistress of Victor Hugo
- Grégory Fitoussi (b. 1976), actor
- Alfred Grévin (1827–1892), caricaturist, founder of Musée Grévin
- Benoît Chomel de Jarnieu (b. 1955), Naval Admiral
- Jacqueline Lamba Breton, (1910–1993) was a French painter and married (1934–1943) to André Breton[5]
- Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), pioneer of cinéma
- André Moynet (1921–1993), pilot and racing driver
- Paul Nicolas (1899–1959), footballer
- Christine Nougaret (b. 1958), archivist
- Charles Nungesser (1892–1927), aviator
- Guillaume Jonquieres, footballer
- Benoît Puga (b.1953), French Army General, Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit
Transport
editThe municipality is crossed by a principal north–south axis, the Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle (formerly Rue de la République), and by an east–west axis, the Avenue de Paris (RN 34). Another important and historical street of the municipality is the Chaussée de l'Étang which goes along the Bois de Vincennes. Saint-Mandé is served by Saint-Mandé station on Paris Métro Line 1. RATP buses include lines 46, 56, 86 and 325. The closest airport is Orly Airport, located around 17 km (11 mi) away.
Education
editSchools include:[6]
- Preschools/nurseries (maternelles): Paul Bert, Charles Digeon, La Tourelle, E.G. Tillion preschool
- Elementary schools: Paul Bert, Charles Digeon, E.G. Tillion elementary
Junior high school students are served by Ecole & Collège Decroly,[7] and Collège Jacques Offenbach.[8]
The private school system Ensemble Scolaire St Michel de Picpus maintains a secondary campus in Saint-Mandé.[9]
Twin towns
editSaint-Mandé is twinned with:
Waltham Forest, London, United Kingdom since 21 April 1956
Eschwege, Hesse, Germany since 23 September 1989
Concord, Massachusetts, United States since 15 March 1997
Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid, Spain since 12 March 2005
Drogheda, Ireland since 9 September 2011
Yanggu, Gangwon, South Korea since 12 October 2011
Vila Verde, Braga, Portugal since 13 April 2013
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Mandé, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 13 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
- ^ "Jacqueline Lamba Breton Biography (1910–1993)". leninimports.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Les écoles Archived 14 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Saint-Mandé. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- ^ Home Archived 18 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Ecole & Collège Decroly. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Jacques Offenbach. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- ^ Home Archived 9 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Ensemble Scolaire St Michel de Picpus. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
