Clamart () is a
commune
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in the southwestern suburbs of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is located from the
centre of Paris.
The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: ''bas Clamart'', the historical centre, and ''petit Clamart'' with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing
pea
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...
fields. The
canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the commune belongs to the canton of
Le Plessis-Robinson
Le Plessis-Robinson () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. , it has 29,100 inhabitants.
History
Plessis was first mentioned in 839 as ''Plessiacus apud Castanetum'', meaning ''pless ...
.
Geography
Nearest places
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Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-aux-Roses () is a Communes of France, commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris.
In 1880 a girls school École Normale Supérieure was opened in the town. It was one of ...
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Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cath ...
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Vanves
Vanves () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris ...
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Meudon
Meudon () is a municipality in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located from the center of Paris. The city is known for many historic monuments and some extraordinary trees. One of t ...
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Le Plessis-Robinson
Le Plessis-Robinson () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. , it has 29,100 inhabitants.
History
Plessis was first mentioned in 839 as ''Plessiacus apud Castanetum'', meaning ''pless ...
*
Sèvres
Sèvres (, ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for i ...
History
Les petits pois (peas)
The city name is famous in
French gastronomy. A speciality with
peas
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...
as a side-dish, is called "''à la Clamart''". Close to Paris and its central
marketplace
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...
(
Les Halles), Clamart's peas were the first of the season.
De Gaulle assassination attempt
On 22 August 1962 the French President
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...
was the target of an assassination attempt organised by the French Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel
Jean Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry (; 19 October 1927 – 11 March 1963) was a French Air Force lieutenant-colonel and military air-weaponry engineer. He was the creator of the Nord SS.10/SS.11 missiles. He attempted to assassinate French President ...
. As de Gaulle's black
Citroën DS 19
Citroën () is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired 8 ...
sped through Petit-Clamart it was met by a barrage of submachine-gun fire. De Gaulle and his entourage, which included his wife, survived the attempt without any casualties or serious injuries while the attempt's perpetrators were subsequently all
arrested and put on trial. The leader of the assassination attempt, Jean Bastien-Thiry, was executed by firing squad after his 1963 conviction, and was the last person to be executed by firing squad in France.
Population
Transport
Clamart is served by
Clamart station
Clamart is a railway station in Clamart, a southwestern suburb of Paris, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by Transilien trains from Paris-Montparnasse to Rambouillet, Dreux and Mantes-la-Jolie
Mantes-la-Joli ...
on the
Transilien Paris – Montparnasse
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suburban rail line. There are also several
bus lines connecting Clamart to neighbouring towns.
Education
Clamart has multiple primary schools, and attendance is determined by one's residence.
Middle schools:
* Collège Alain Founier
* Collège Maison Blanche
High school: Clamart has one single high school, located near the ''haut de Clamart': the
Lycée Jacques Monod''
Personalities
*
Henri Matisse
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...
lived in Clamart before the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
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Roger Cotte
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(1921–1999), recorder player and musicologist, was born in Clamart.
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Jean Arp
Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp (16 September 1886 – 7 June 1966), better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter, and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.
Early life
Arp was born in Straßburg (now Stras ...
and
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Sophie Henriette Gertrud Taeuber-Arp (; 19 January 1889 – 13 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, sculptor, textile designer, furniture and interior designer, architect, and dancer.
Born in 1889 in Davos, and raised in Trogen, Switzerlan ...
lived in Clamart in the 1930s.
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Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini (4 / 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat ( , ; ar, محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني, Mu ...
died in the
Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy in 2004.
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Jean Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry (; 19 October 1927 – 11 March 1963) was a French Air Force lieutenant-colonel and military air-weaponry engineer. He was the creator of the Nord SS.10/SS.11 missiles. He attempted to assassinate French President ...
, leader of 1962 assassination attempt against
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...
.
*
Nikolai Berdyaev
Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (; russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бердя́ев; – 24 March 1948) was a Russian Empire, Russian philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialism, Christian existentialist who e ...
died here in 1948.
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Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa ( ar, حاتم بن عرفة, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and dribbling ability, he is regarded as a fan favorite with a cult follow ...
was born here in 1987.
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Julien Kapek, athlete.
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Theofan (Bystrov)
Theofan of Poltava (born Vassili Dimitrievich Bystrov, russian: link=no, Василий Дмитриевич Быстров; 12 January 1875 - 6 February 1940) was a Russian archbishop and theologian in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was widel ...
, archbishop and theologian of
Eastern Orthodox Church
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, lived here in 1931.
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Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney (December 30, 1901 – March 26, 1979) was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his mo ...
, an American born artist, moved to the town in 1953.
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Vincent Poirier
Vincent Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the France basketball team.
Professional career
Europe
Poirier started to play basketball in May 2010 at the Bussy B ...
, professional basketball player for
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
of the
Liga ACB
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, was born here in 1993.
*
Céline Boutier
Céline Boutier (born 10 November 1993) is a French professional golfer.
Amateur career
Boutier won several international amateur events including the 2012 European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2015 British Ladies Amateur. She played co ...
,
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
on
LPGA Tour
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and
Ladies European Tour, was born here in 1993.
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Alexander Blonz
Alexander Christoffersen Blonz (born 17 April 2000) is a Norwegian handball player for SC Pick Szeged and the Norwegian national team.
He made his international debut during the Gjensidige Cup 2019 against Netherlands where he scored 7 goals a ...
, Norwegian handball player was born here in 2000, and lived here the first year of his life.
International relations
Clamart is
twinned with:
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Lüneburg
Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ''Lunaburgum'', Old High German ''Luneburc'', Old Saxon ''Hliuni'', Polabian ''Glain''), also calle ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
since 1975
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Scunthorpe
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,
United Kingdom
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, since 1976
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Majadahonda
Majadahonda () is a municipality in Spain, situated northwest of Madrid, in the Community of Madrid.
It lies alongside the motorway A6 Madrid-A Coruña.
The Puerta de Hierro university (public) hospital was relocated to Majadahonda from the wes ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, since 1988
*
Artashat,
Armenia
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, since 2003
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Penamacor
Penamacor ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682, in an area of .
The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
Parishes
Administrativel ...
,
Portugal
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, since 2006
See also
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Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
The following is a list of the 36 communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department of France.
Since January 2016, all communes of Hauts-de-Seine are part of the intercommunality Métropole du Grand Paris
The Métropole du Grand Paris (; "Metropol ...
* The statue ''La Source'' in Clamart is by
Pierre Charles Lenoir
Pierre Lenoir (23 May 1879, in Paris – 9 September 1953, in Paris) was a French sculptor.
Biography
Pierre Lenoir was a French sculptor and medallist and was one of the Breton sculptors born in the 1880s who studied together at the École r ...
References
External links
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New residents' welcome website
{{Authority control
Communes of Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia