Trappes

Trappes
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E / 48.7775°N 2.0025°E / 48.7775; 2.0025Coordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E / 48.7775°N 2.0025°E / 48.7775; 2.0025
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Trappes
Intercommunality Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor Guy Malandain
Area1 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 29,817
 • Density 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 78621 /78190
Elevation 143–174 m (469–571 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Trappes French pronunciation: ​[tʁap] is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is a banlieue located in the western suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport

Trappes is served by Trappes station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines.

Population

Crime

The suburb is known for gang violence and poverty.[3] It also has Islamists among its large Muslim population, with 50 local people suspected of having left France to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, according to security sources quoted by AFP news agency.[4] Trappes is a center of Islamic fundamentalism with hardline Atharis following Salafism and Wahhabism prominent. According to the French government, 67 people from Trappes have joined the Islamic State and others have carried out attacks inside France.[5]

In July 2013, Trappes police station was attacked by a mob of French Muslims in response to the arrest of a man who had assaulted a police officer during an identity check on his entirely veiled wife (face covering is illegal in France).[6][7][8] A man on the terrorism watch list of the French police, killed his mother and sister with a knife in Trappes on August 23, 2018. Amaq News Agency claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State group. French interior minister Gérard Collomb however stated he was a man with mental issues rather than someone inspired by the organisation.[9]

Education

There are 36 municipal preschools and primary schools in Trappes.[10]

The community has three junior high schools:[11]

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[11]

  • Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot
  • Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse
  • Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle

Climate

Climate data for Trappes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)		 19.5
(67.1)		 23.5
(74.3)		 28.0
(82.4)		 30.9
(87.6)		 35.4
(95.7)		 37.6
(99.7)		 39.1
(102.4)		 34.6
(94.3)		 29.0
(84.2)		 21.0
(69.8)		 16.8
(62.2)		 39.1
(102.4)
Average high °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 10.1
(50.2)		 6.7
(44.1)		 15.2
(59.4)
Average low °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)		 1.3
(34.3)		 3.6
(38.5)		 5.5
(41.9)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 14.0
(57.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 11.0
(51.8)		 8.2
(46.8)		 4.3
(39.7)		 2.0
(35.6)		 7.2
(45)
Record low °C (°F) −15.8
(3.6)		 −15.6
(3.9)		 −10.5
(13.1)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 0.1
(32.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −8.9
(16)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −15.8
(3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.4
(2.339)		 50.0
(1.969)		 53.7
(2.114)		 54.9
(2.161)		 63.9
(2.516)		 53.7
(2.114)		 61.7
(2.429)		 53.7
(2.114)		 51.4
(2.024)		 68.8
(2.709)		 57.1
(2.248)		 65.9
(2.594)		 694.2
(27.331)
Average precipitation days 11.1 10.1 10.9 9.6 10.6 8.6 8.3 7.8 8.3 10.4 10.9 11.7 118.5
Average relative humidity (%) 89 84 79 75 76 76 75 76 81 86 89 89 81.3
Source #1: Météo France[12][13]
Source #2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity, 1961–1990)[14]

People

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". Cassini. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Recensement de la population au 1er janvier 2007". INSEE. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45281902
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45281902
  5. ↑ "Paris suburb becomes ground zero in France's struggle with radical Islam". RT (TV network). February 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Reuters. Toronto Sun. 20 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013.
  8. ↑ https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21582314-violence-erupts-over-controversial-burqa-ban-trouble-trappes Riots in France: Trouble in Trappes
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/world/europe/france-knife-attack-trappes.html
  10. ↑ "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires." Trappes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Collèges, lycées et études supérieures & professionnelles." Trappes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Données climatiques de la station de Trappes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Climat Île-de-France" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Trappes (78) - altitude 167m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
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