Vaires-sur-Marne
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Torcy | |
| Canton | Villeparisis | |
| Community association | Paris-Vallée de la Marne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ' N , 2 ° 38' E | |
| height | 38-52 m | |
| surface | 6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,327 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,221 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77360 | |
| INSEE code | 77479 | |
| Website | http://www.vairessurmarne.com/ | |
 Hotel de Ville Vaires-sur-Marne |
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Vaires-sur-Marne (IPA: [vɛʁ syʁ maʁn]) is a French municipality with 13,327 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It is located in the east of the greater Paris area , the distance to the center of Paris is about 22 kilometers. The inhabitants are called Vairois .
geography
Vaires-sur-Marne is located on the Marne River . The Canal de Chelles with a larger lock system also runs through the urban area . The municipality is surrounded by Brou-sur-Chantereine in the north, Pomponne in the east, Torcy in the south, Noisiel in the south-west and Chelles in the west and north-west.
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1389. It was not until the 20th century that the population of the municipality increased (in 1921 there were 1,284 inhabitants).
traffic
The Vaires-Torcy train station in the center of Vaires-sur-Marne is on the Paris – Strasbourg railway line and on the LGV Est européenne . The former Route nationale 34 runs along the northern edge of the municipality .
Trivia
Vaires became internationally known through the movie The Train (1964) , the plot of which is partly set in this city; u. a. shows an Allied bombing raid on the SNCF facilities at Vaires station.
Personalities
- Georges Carpentier (1894–1975), boxer
- Michel Modo (1937–2008), actor
- Jean-Claude Petit (* 1943), composer
- Olivier Girault (* 1973), handball player, 2008 Olympic champion
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 275-276.
