Choisy-le-Roi
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-de-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
| Canton | Choisy-le-Roi (main town) | |
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Métropole du Grand Paris and Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 46 ′ N , 2 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 31-49 m | |
| surface | 5.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 45,331 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8,348 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 94600 | |
| INSEE code | 94022 | |
| Website | Choisy-le-Roi | |
 Town hall (mairie) of Choisy-le-Roi |
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Choisy-le-Roi is a city and a French municipality with 45,331 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Val-de-Marne in the greater Paris .
Location and climate
Choisy-le-Roi is located at an altitude of about 50 m on the west bank of the Seine about 18 km (driving distance) southeast of Paris. There is a shared train station for the SNCF and the RER C line . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 630 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 | ||
| Residents | 990 | 3,271 | 11,607 | 31,789 | 34,336 | 45,331 | ||
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
The population explosion since the beginning of the 19th century is mainly due to the loss of labor in the countryside as a result of the mechanization of agriculture and the proximity to the rapidly developing Greater Paris area.
economy
The people of earlier centuries lived mainly as self-sufficiency from the produce of their fields and gardens. Cattle breeding also played a not insignificant role. More and more craftsmen and service providers also settled in town. The car manufacturer Renault operates a supplier here .
history
Units of Caesar's army were fighting nearby in 52; the place name is said to be derived from socius . At least since the 12th century belonged to the left here fishing village to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés ; At the beginning of the 13th century the first parish church was built . The existence of a ferry (bac) is documented at the end of the 13th century . In the years 1680–1686 the Duchess of Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans , a cousin of Louis XIV , had a castle built here; the architect was Jacques Gabriel . In the early 18th century the castle came into the possession of Countess Conti . In 1739 Louis XV acquired it . and used it as a hunting lodge; he renamed the place Choisy-le-Roi. In 1746 Madame de Pompadour († 1764) settled here. During the revolution , the place was named Choisy-sur-Seine ; the castle was demolished in the 19th century.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Choisy-le-Roi
- Pont de Choisy , road bridge built in 1965 by Jean Muller
- Choisy Castle
- former Saint-Louis-et-Saint-Nicolas cathedral
- Église Saint-Martin
Personalities
- Pierre-Joseph Bernard (1708 / 10–1775), poet, playwright and librettist; died in Choisy-le-Roi
- Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760–1836), composer; died in Choisy-le-Roi
- Alexis de Garaudé (1821-1854), composer; born in Choisy-le-Roi
- Pierre Mille (1864–1941), writer and journalist; born in Choisy-le-Roi
- Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), sculptor; grew up in Choisy-le-Roi
- Suzanne Chaisemartin (1921–2017), organist; born in Choisy-le-Roi
- Mehdi El Glaoui (* 1956), actor and filmmaker; born in Choisy-le-Roi
- Tonino Benacquista (* 1961), writer; born in Choisy-le-Roi
Twin cities
Choisy-le-Roi has the following twin cities
- Hennigsdorf , Brandenburg , (Germany) (since 1968)
- Lugo , Emilia-Romagna (Italy) (since 1968)
- Dong-Da ( Hanoi District ), Vietnam (since 1973)
- Târnova , Romania (since 1998)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-de-Marne . 2nd Edition. Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1994, ISBN 2-908958-94-5 .
Web links
- Choisy-le-Roi, new bridge - photos + info (sructurae)