Croissy-Beaubourg

Croissy-Beaubourg (pronounced [kʁwasi bobuːʁ]) is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région.

Croissy-Beaubourg
Commune
The town hall in Croissy-Beaubourg
Coat of arms
Location of Croissy-Beaubourg
Croissy-Beaubourg
Croissy-Beaubourg
Coordinates: 48°49′45″N 2°39′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonChamps-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Geres
Area
1
11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,987
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77146 /77183
Elevation87–116 m (285–381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is located 3 km in the South of Torcy. It's around 1 163 ha amongst which 600 are from forests.

Hydrography

There is one river in the village, the channel n°1 on the village of Pontcarré (2,2 km length) which merge with the Morbras. It passes on Croissy-Beaubourg on a distance of 0,02 km.[2]

There are several ponds in the village among which 2 older stanks, the Croissy one and the Beaubourg one. They were probably created during XVIIth century for the castle.[3] It's here that starts the Maubuée, a Marne's affluent.[4]

Communication and transport

There are 2 different lines of bus in the village: 321, 421. The A4 Motorway passes on the North, with an interchange (10.1 Val Maubué Sud) in the village.

There are also 4 district roads, the D406, D1406, D10P and D128.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Croissy-Beaubourg are called Croisséens.

At the census of 1999, the town had a population of 2,236.

Education

There are two public schools in the commune, École maternelle Alfred Chartier (preschool) and École élémentaire Les Lions de Beaubourg (elementary school).[5]

Collège du Segrais (public junior high school) is in nearby Lognes. Lycée Jean Moulin (public senior high school/sixth-form college) is in nearby Torcy. Additional public senior highs/sixth-forms include Lycée Maurice Rondeau in Bussy-St-Georges and Lycée polyvalent René Cassin in Noisiel.[5]

There are two private schools in nearby Lagny-sur-Marne, École Saint Joseph de Cluny (preschool and elementary school) and Ensemble scolaire Saint Laurent et La Paix Notre Dame.[5]

University of Marne-la-Vallée provides university education in the area.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Site SIGES - Seine-Normandie consulté le 13 juillet 2018
  3. Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle (SAN) du Val Maubuée, ed. (Summer 2009). "Les étangs du Val Maubué". Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle (SAN) du Val Maubuée, ed. (2009). "Val Magazine No. 107 - Chaîne des plans d'eau : Quand le paysage guide les aménageurs" (PDF). p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. "LES ETABLISSEMENTS SCOLAIRES." Croissy-Beaubourg. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.


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