Boissy-Saint-Léger

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Boissy-Saint-Léger
Boissy-Saint-Léger (France)
Boissy-Saint-Léger
region Île-de-France
Department Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement Créteil
Canton Plateau briard (main town)
Community association Métropole du Grand Paris and
Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir
Coordinates 48 ° 45 '  N , 2 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 '  N , 2 ° 31'  E
height 37-102 m
surface 8.94 km 2
Residents 16,345 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,828 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 94470
INSEE code
Website www.ville-boissy-saint-leger.fr

Boissy-Saint-Léger is a French commune with 16,345 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is located 18 km southeast of Paris in the Val-de-Marne department . Boissy-Saint-Léger is known worldwide for its orchid breeding and its training center for trotting horses in Grosbois. The musician Dany Doriz was born there in 1941.

Attractions

literature

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

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