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Montfermeil
Montfermeil () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Montfermeil is famous as the location of Thénardiers' inn in ''Les Misérables''. It has made the headlines due to troubles in its social estate called "les Bosquets". Population Heraldry Points of interest * Parc Arboretum de Montfermeil * Sempin Windmill Economy Montfermeil at one time had the head office of Titus Software.Profie
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Montfermeil is served by two stations of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest ...
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Sempin Windmill
The Sempin Windmill, or Moulin de Montfermeil, is a windmill located in Montfermeil in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, approximately east of Paris.« Moulin de Montfermeil » - 136, rue des Moulins - 93370 Montfermeil It is the last surviving windmill in the department. History The tower was originally built in 1740 to replace the Bruyères windmill, which had been built in 1525 but had become obsolete. It was rented for the first time by Messire Hocquart to Jacques Boyartaux on May 6, 1742. The windmill, reconstructed in 1818, fell into disrepair in the nineteenth century after it became redundant with competition from another mill. It was restored in 1896 when it was known as Moulin de la Galette and became a Sunday attraction. In the twentieth century, the windmill again began to deteriorate. In 1972, an organization was created to protect the windmill. This group attempted to restore the building from 1978 to 1982, but the ground was riddled with old g ...
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Ladj Ly
Ladj Ly (; born 19 March 1980 in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. He won a Jury Prize in Cannes Film Festival for ''Les Misérables'' in 2019. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Biography Ly's parents are from Mali and he grew up in Montfermeil, a district of Bosquets. He started making films with his friends Kim Chapiron, Romain Gavras, and JR, in the collective Kourtrajmé. He directed his first films, notably for Oxmo Puccino, and his first documentaries, ' (''365 days in Clichy-Montfermeil''), filmed after the 2005 French riots; ''Go Fast Connexion''; and ''365 jours au Mali'' (''365 days in Mali''). In 2011, Ly was given a three-year prison sentence for kidnapping and false imprisonment. In 2012, the sentence was reduced on appeal to two years imprisonment, and one year suspended sentence. ''Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is co ...
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Christopher Maboulou
Christopher Maboulou (19 March 1990 – 10 January 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a winger or as a forward. He played for Ligue 1 side Bastia, multiple Ligue 2 teams, and Greek team PAS Giannina. Career Maboulou was born in the Bosquets area of Montfermeil, France. Aged 8, he joined a local football club, and played for them for 10 years. He played 16 games for Châteauroux between 2009 and 2011. In 2011, Maboulou developed a heart problem, which preventing him from playing for two years, as doctors declared him unfit to play. In 2013, Maboulou signed a one-year contract with Châteauroux, and in 2014, he joined Ligue 1 side SC Bastia, on a three-year contract. He scored two goals in a Ligue 1 match against Marseille, as Bastia drew 3–3 with Marseille. In 2014, Maboulou was forced to apologise after scoring a handball goal in a match against Caen. He was released from Bastia at the end of the 2015–16 season, having made nine appearances that se ...
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Parc Arboretum De Montfermeil
The Parc Arboretum de Montfermeil (10.9 hectares) is a park and arboretum located in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. It is open daily without charge. The park was formed by combining two existing parks, the former parc du Château des Cèdres and parc Jean Valjean, with extensive landscaping during which 731 trees and bushes were planted, adding to those 489 trees already in place. It opened to the public in 2006. The park's major feature is a long, curving dike that separates the site into two distinct sections: a large park in the natural style to the northwest, and a small, geometric space to the east. Each has its own pond on either side of the dike. The park contains 3.3 kilometers of walking and cycling paths. The arboretum proper is planted on a set of 17 cairns throughout the entire park, organized as a "gallery of evolution" which begins at the water, then proceeds as follows: 1 origins (''Ginkgo Biloba''), 2 living fossils (''Cryptomeria japon ...
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Le Raincy–Villemomble–Montfermeil Station
Le Raincy–Villemomble–Montfermeil is a railway station in Le Raincy and Villemomble Villemomble () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Heraldry Transport Villemomble is served by Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil station on Paris RER line E. Demogr ..., Seine-Saint-Denis, France. The station is on the Paris-Est - Strasbourg-Ville railway. The station is served by RER line E services operated by SNCF. Train services The station is served by the following service(s): *Local services (''RER E'') Haussmann–Saint-Lazare–Chelles–Gournay References External links * Réseau Express Régional stations Railway stations in Seine-Saint-Denis {{ParisRER-stub ...
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Kamulete Makiese
Chris Kamulete Makiese Ntinu Ntuluengani (born 14 October 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Montfermeil, Makiese played youth football with Troyes, before beginning his senior career with Lille during the 2006–07 season. He spent loan spells at Belgian clubs Charleroi and Zulte Waregem, before moving to Zulte Waregem on a permanent deal. He signed for Stade Laval for the 2010–11 season. On 23 July 2011, he moved to Belgian Pro League side RAEC Mons, only to move again one season later, now to Visé Visé (; nl, Wezet, ; wa, Vizé) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle .... External links * Voetbal International Chris Makiese Interview 1987 births Living people People from Montfermeil French footballers French sportspeople of Democrat ...
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Emre Akbaba
Emre Akbaba (born 4 October 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Turkish club Adana Demirspor in the Süper Lig. Club career Galatasaray 2018–19 season In the statement made by Galatasaray on 18 August 2018, an agreement was reached with Emre Akbaba and his club Alanyaspor on the transfer of the player. Accordingly, a transfer fee of 4,000,000 Euros will be paid to the former club of the football player. An agreement has been reached with the player himself for 3 seasons, starting with the 2018–19 football season. Accordingly, a net 1.750.000 Euro fixed transfer fee will be paid to the player for each football season. 2019–20 season On 11 May 2019, in the 32nd week of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray was the guest of Çaykur Rizespor, while the yellow-red team suffered a sad injury in the second half of the match. Akbaba, who was substituted for Ryan Donk in the 61st minute, remained on the ground after Braian Samudio's intervention in ...
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Mamadou Samassa (footballer Born 1986)
Mamadou Samassa (born 1 May 1986) is a footballer who plays as a forward and is currently a free agent. He primarily plays in the lead striker role. Born in France, he is a former French under-21 international, but switched allegiance to Mali, his country of origin. Career Early career Born in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Samassa began his career as a youth with local amateur outfit Red Star Paris. After spending over seven years in the club's youth system, he joined Le Mans Union Club 72 in the next region over initially as an under-18 player. While in the club's academy, he helped the Le Mans youth side win the 2004 edition of the Coupe Gambardella. Following the 2005–06 season, he signed his first professional contract and was promoted the senior team being assigned the number 19 shirt. Le Mans Samassa made his league debut on the opening match day of the 2006–07 season against Nice starting in a 1–0 victory. In the just the third match of the season, he scor ...
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Thénardiers
The Thénardiers, commonly known as (; ) and , are fictional characters, and the secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel and in many adaptations of the novel into other media. They are ordinary working-class people who blame society for their sufferings. Early in the novel, they own an inn and cheat their customers. After they lose the inn in bankruptcy, they change their name to and live by begging and petty thievery. They serve, alongside Javert, as one of the two arch-nemeses of the story's protagonist, Jean Valjean. While Javert represents the justice system that would punish Valjean, the Thénardiers represent the lawless subculture of society that would exploit him. The novel portrays them as brutal and abusive figures; some adaptations transform them into buffoonish characters, though sometimes still criminals, to provide comic relief from the generally more serious tone of the story. In the novel Part One: Fantine When Hugo introduces the Thénardiers, the ...
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Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including ''The Miserables'', ''The Wretched'', ''The Miserable Ones'', ''The Poor Ones'', ''The Wretched Poor'', ''The Victims'', and ''The Dispossessed''. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption. Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. ''Les Misérables'' has been popularized throug ...
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Christian Potel
Christian Potel (born December 16, 1973 in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a former French professional football goalkeeper. He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin. He played for AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 3, t ... in Coupe de la Ligue. 1973 births Living people People from Montfermeil French footballers Ligue 2 players AS Cannes players US Boulogne players FC Libourne players FC Mulhouse players Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis AS Béziers (2007) players {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub ...
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Aïssa Laïdouni
Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni ( ar, عيسى بلال العيدوني; born 13 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team. Club career A youth exponent from the club, Laïdouni made his Ligue 1 debut with Angers on 2 April 2016 against Troyes. Ferencváros On 20 April 2021, Laïdouni won the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena. He wears shirt number 93, a nod to his hometown of Livry-Gargan, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. International career Laïdouni was born in France, and is of Algerian and Tunisian descent. He was called up to represent the senior Tunisia national team on 19 March 2021. He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya. Career statistics Club Honours Ferencváros * Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2020–21; ...
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