Alfortville

Alfortville
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Alfortville (main town)
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir
Coordinates	48 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 25'  E
height	27-37 m
surface	3.67 km 2
Residents	43,881 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11,957 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	94140
INSEE code	94002
Website	www.mairie-alfortville.fr

Alfortville is a French commune near Paris with 43,881 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-de-Marne department in the Île-de-France region . It has existed since April 1, 1885 , when it separated from Maisons-Alfort after the municipality was cut in two by the Paris- Lyon railway line .

history

Until the end of the 19th century, the community was more rural and then grew very strongly around 1900 due to industrialization . Since the Second World War , the population has increased from around 30,000 to over 40,000. Alfortville took in many Armenian refugees during the Armenian genocide , which is why many of the city's residents are of Armenian origin. Their most famous football club, UJA Alfortville , also emerged from this population group. In 1984 the gray wolf Abdullah Çatlı and the Turkish intelligence service carried out a bomb attack on the memorial to the genocide of the Armenians .

geography

The parish is four and a half kilometers long and only half a kilometer to a kilometer wide. The neighboring municipalities are Vitry-sur-Seine , Ivry-sur-Seine , Charenton-le-Pont , Maisons-Alfort , Créteil and Choisy-le-Roi .

The municipality is bordered to the west by the Seine , to the north by the Marne , to the east by the Paris-Lyon railway line and to the south by the A86 motorway .

politics

The municipality has been ruled by a mayor from the Socialist Party of France (PS) since 1965 . From 1988 to 2012 René Rouquet headed the local authorities, since 2012 it has been Luc Carvounas.

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of Monuments historiques in Alfortville

Twin cities

• San Benedetto del Tronto , Italy
• Cantanhede , Portugal
• Ochakan , Armenia
• Ashtarak , Armenia

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-de-Marne . 2nd Edition. Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1994, ISBN 2-908958-94-5 .

Web links

Commons : Alfortville  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Alfortville Municipal Council
• Cultural Events in Alfortville
• Photos from Alfortville ( Memento from October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )