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Commune of Alfortville |
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| Location | |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | Alfortville-Nord and Alfortville-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Plaine Centrale du Val-de-Marne |
| Mayor | René Rouquet (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 27–37 m (avg. 32 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3.67 km² |
| Population² (2005 estimate 1999 census) |
42,800 36,232 |
| - Density | 11,662/km² (2005) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94002/ 94140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Alfortville is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km. (4.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
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History
The commune of Alfortville was created on April 1, 1885 by detaching its territory from the commune of Maisons-Alfort.
On May 3, 1984, the Armenian genocide memorial of Alfortville was bombed by a hit-team headed by Grey Wolves member Abdullah Catli and paid by the Turkish MIT intelligence agency 1.
Transport
Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.
Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort Paris metro line 8
Miscellaneous
Alfortville is twinned with:
- San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy since 1989
- Cantanhede, Portugal since 2000
- Oshakan, Armenia since 2001
There is also a twinning convention with the Armenian region of Ashtarak since 1993.
References
- ^ Ergenekon document reveals MİT’s assassination secrets, Today's Zaman, 19 August 2008 (English)
External links
- Official website (in French)
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