Alfortville () is a

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in the

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a p ...

department in the southeastern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris.

History

The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of

Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed betw ...

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 on

Paris Métro Line 8 Paris Métro Line 8 (French: ''Ligne 8 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Balard in the southwestern part of Paris to Pointe du Lac station in the southeastern suburbs, following a parabolic rout ...

Population

Armenian community

The

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

n community of Alfortville is very significant. The

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, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets named after Komitas Vartabed,

Missak Manouchian Missak Manouchian (Western hy, Միսաք Մանուշեան; , 1 September 1906 – 21 February 1944) was a French-Armenian poet and communist activist. An Armenian genocide survivor, he moved to France from an orphanage in Lebanon in 1925. ...

, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city

Ashtarak Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn pr ...

. After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops resumed in 2020, the city council of Alfortville unanimously voted to support the recognition of its independence under its Armenian name of Artsakh Republic, making it the first French city to do so.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:Etablissements scolaires
" Alfortville. Retrieved on September 10, 2016. *9 preschools/nurseries (''maternelles'') and an annex *6 elementary schools *Junior high schools: Collège Henri Barbusse, Collège Léon Blum, Collège Paul Langevin * Lycée Polyvalent Maximilien Perret Private schools include: * Ecole privée Saint-Mesrop (preschool, elementary) * Ecole primaire-College Kevork A Arabian

Notable people

* Marten Yorgantz (born 1946), Armenian singer, opened a restaurant here * Alexis Tomassian (born 1979), actor *

Bendy Casimir Bendy Casimir (born June 10, 1980) is a French professional Lightweight mixed martial artist. He has competed for the WEC and M-1 Global. WEC career He made his WEC debut against Ricardo Lamas on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47, losing via first-round ...

(born 1980), mixed martial arts fighter *

Jean-Eudes Maurice Jean-Eudes Maurice (born 21 June 1986) is a professional footballer who plays for UR Namur in Belgium. He is a typical 'Number 9' striker known for his speed and accuracy. Born in France, he represents Haiti at international level and was a me ...

(born 1986), Haitian footballer *

Jonathan Bamba Jonathan Zino Bamba (born 26 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lille. Club career Saint Étienne Bamba is a graduate of the Saint Étienne youth academy, which he joined in 2011. Bamba made ...

(born 1996), footballer *

Ihsan Sacko Ihsan Sacko (born 19 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Avranches. Club career Sacko is a youth exponent of RC Strasbourg Alsace. He made his first team debut on 8 January 2016 against ASM Belfort ...

(born 1997), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Alfortville is twinned with: *

San Benedetto del Tronto San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and ''comune'' in Marche, Italy. Part of an urban area with 100,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated areas along the Adriatic Sea coast. It is the most populated city in Province of Ascoli Pi ...

, Italy (1989) * Cantanhede, Portugal (2000) *

Oshakan Oshakan ( hy, Օշական) is a major village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mas ...

, Armenia (2001) * El Biar, Algeria (2011)

References

External links

Official website
(in French)
The below of Alfortville
(in French) Armenian diaspora communities Communes of Val-de-Marne {{ValMarne-geo-stub