Garges-lès-Gonesse

Garges-lès-Gonesse is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris in the Val-d'Oise department in northern France. It is located 14.1 km (8.8 mi) from the center of Paris. The city is a part of the Paris urban area. It is the seat of the canton of Garges-lès-Gonesse, which also covers Arnouville.

Garges-lès-Gonesse
Commune
The Avenue de Stalingrad in Garges-lès-Gonesse
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Garges-lès-Gonesse
Garges-lès-Gonesse Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs Garges-lès-Gonesse Garges-lès-Gonesse (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°58′22″N 2°24′03″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Garges-lès-Gonesse
Intercommunality	CA Roissy Pays de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoît Jimenez
Area ^1	5.47 km^2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	42,728
• Density	7,800/km^2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95268 /95140
Elevation	34–80 m (112–262 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The city is strongly urbanized and is near to Paris–Le Bourget Airport. Garges-lès-Gonesse was transformed from an old rural village to a suburb at the beginning of the 20th century.

Transport

Garges-lès-Gonesse is served by Garges – Sarcelles station on Paris RER line D.

Education

Primary schools:[2]

• 13 preschools
• 11 elementary schools
• Four combined preschools and elementary schools

Secondary schools:

• Junior high schools: Paul Eluard, Henri Wallon, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse[3]
• Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Simone de Beauvoir[4]
• Vocational high school: Lycée professionel Arthur Rimbaud[5]

Personalities

• Diamory Sylla, basketball player
• Marc Macedot, athlete
• Mr. Brainwash, street artist

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Les écoles à Garges." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
3. "Les collèges Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
4. "Le lycée." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
5. "Le lycée professionnel ." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (in French)