Créteil

Créteil
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Créteil-1 , Créteil-2
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and ; Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir
Coordinates	48 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 28' E Coordinates: 48 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 28' E
height	31-74 m
surface	11.46 km 2
Residents	90,605 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	7,906 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	94000
INSEE code	94028
Website	www.ville-creteil.fr
	; View of the Lac de Créteil

Créteil is a French commune with 90,605 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the southeastern suburb of Paris , prefecture of the Val-de-Marne department in the Île-de-France region . The inhabitants are called Cristolia .

The city has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Créteil since 1966 . The main campus of the University of Paris XII is also located in Créteil .

location

The city is located on the Marne , eleven kilometers southeast of the center of Paris and thus belongs to the greater Paris area. In the southwest of the urban area, the artificially created Lac de Créteil lies on the edge of a larger park with numerous recreational opportunities.

Population development

year	1793	1856	1901	1931	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2017
Residents	946	1,733	4,923	11,596	13,793	30,403	49.197	59,023	71,693	82,088	82.154	90.605

traffic

The Paris metro line 8 connects the city with the transport network in the greater Paris area. Créteil has four subway stations, the Pointe du Lac station is the eastern terminus of line 8. The city is also served by the RER D and RER A lines of the regional rapid transit network RER . Numerous bus routes ensure that the city is well served by local public transport .

In the west runs the Paris ring motorway Autoroute A 86 with two junctions.

Culture and sights

a Neolithic grindstone
Pigeon house from the 14th century ( Monument historique )
Prefecture on the Lac de Créteil and the prefect's residence, the so-called Château des Mèches (1863)
Church of Notre-Dame de Créteil , consecrated in 1976 and elevated to the status of cathedral in 1987 , which in this function replaced the Church of St. Louis de Choisy-le-Roi , which had been the cathedral since 1966 .