Alfortville

Alfortville (French pronunciation: ​[al.fɔʁ.vil]) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Alfortville
Commune
Alfortville and Chinagora, with a barge and tugboat on the River Seine
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Alfortville
Alfortville
Paris and inner ring departments
Alfortville
Alfortville (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementCréteil
CantonAlfortville
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc Carvounas
Area
1
3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
43,881
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94002 /94140
Elevation27–37 m (89–121 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort.

Transport

Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.

Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200642,743—    
200744,116+3.2%
200844,728+1.4%
200944,278−1.0%
201044,201−0.2%
201144,550+0.8%
201244,397−0.3%
201344,818+0.9%
201445,043+0.5%
201544,410−1.4%
201643,886−1.2%
201743,881−0.0%

Armenian community
See also: Armenians in France and List of Armenian ethnic enclaves

The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. The Armenian Apostolic Church, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak.

Alfortville has been sister cities with the Armenian cities of Ashtarak since 1993, and Oshakan since 2001.

After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops resumed in 2020, the city council of Alfortville unanimously voted to support the recognition of its independence under its Armenian name of Artsakh Republic,[2] making it the first French city to do so.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:[3]

  • 9 preschools/nurseries (maternelles) and an annex
  • 6 elementary schools
  • Junior high schools: Collège Henri Barbusse, Collège Léon Blum, Collège Paul Langevin
  • Lycée Polyvalent Maximilien Perret

Private schools include:[3]

  • Ecole privée Saint-Mesrop (preschool, elementary)
  • Ecole primaire-College Kevork A Arabian

Personalities

Twin towns - sister cities

Alfortville is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Ghazanchyan, Siranush (9 October 2020). "French city of Alfortville supports recognition of Artsakh by France". Public radio of Armenia. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Etablissements scolaires." Alfortville. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
  4. "Jumelages / relations internationales". alfortville.fr (in French). Alfortville. Retrieved 2019-11-18.


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