Croissy-Beaubourg

Croissy-Beaubourg (pronounced [kʁwasi bobuːʁ]) is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région.

Croissy-Beaubourg
Commune
The town hall in Croissy-Beaubourg
Coat of arms
Location of Croissy-Beaubourg
Croissy-Beaubourg
Croissy-Beaubourg
Coordinates: 48°49′45″N 2°39′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonChamps-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (1983–actual) Michel Geres
Area
1
11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,987
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77146 /77183
Elevation87–116 m (285–381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is located 3 km in the South of Torcy. It's around 1 163 ha amongst which 600 are from forests.

Hydrography

There is one river in the village, the chanel n°1 on the village of Pontcarré (2,2 km length) which merge with the Morbras. It passes on Croissy-Beaubourg on a distance of 0,02 km.[2]

There are several ponds in the village among which 2 older stanks, the Croissy one and the Beaubourg one. They were probably created during XVIIth century for the castle.[3] It's here that starts the Maubuée, a Marne's affluent.[4]

Communication and transport

There are 2 different lines of bus in the village: 321, 421. The A4 Motorway passes on the North, with an interchange (10.1 Val Maubué Sud) in the village.

There are also 4 district roads, the D406, D1406, D10P and D128.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Croissy-Beaubourg are called Croisséens.

At the census of 1999, the town had a population of 2,236.

Education

There are two public schools in the commune, Ecole maternelle Alfred Chartier (preschool) and Ecole élémentaire Les Lions de Beaubourg (elementary school).[5]

Collège du Segrais (public junior high school) is in nearby Lognes. Lycée Jean Moulin (public senior high school/sixth-form college) is in nearby Torcy. Additional public senior highs/sixth-forms include Lycée Maurice Rondeau in Bussy-st-Georges and Lycée polyvalent René Cassin in Noisiel.[5]

There are two private schools in nearby Lagny-sur-Marne, Ecole Saint Joseph de Cluny (preschool and elementary school) and Ensemble scolaire Saint Laurent et La Paix Notre Dame.[5]

University of Marne-la-Vallée provides university education in the area.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Site SIGES - Seine-Normandie consulté le 13 juillet 2018
  3. Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle (SAN) du Val Maubuée, ed. (été 2009). "Les étangs du Val Maubué". Retrieved 24 February 2019. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle (SAN) du Val Maubuée, ed. (2009). "Val Magazine No. 107 - Chaîne des plans d'eau : Quand le paysage guide les aménageurs" (PDF). p. 29. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. "LES ETABLISSEMENTS SCOLAIRES." Croissy-Beaubourg. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.


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