Montfermeil () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the eastern suburbs of
Paris
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, France. It is located from the
center of Paris.
Montfermeil is famous as the location of
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 f ...
' inn in ''
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 ...
''. It has made the headlines due to troubles in its social estate called "les Bosquets".
Population
Heraldry
Points of interest
*
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 d ...
*
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 las ...
Economy
Montfermeil at one time had the head office of
.
[Profie]
" Titus Games. 30 June 1998. Retrieved on 4 September 2012. "310 Avenue Daniel Perdrige, 93370 Montfermeil."
Transport
Montfermeil is served by two stations of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations are
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 ...
and
Le Chénay-Gagny.
Education
Schools in Montfermeil:
*Seven combined preschools and elementary schools: L'Arc en Ciel, Paul Eluard, Jules Ferry, Danielle Casanova, Victor Hugo, Jean-Baptiste Clement, and Joliot Curie
*Junior high schools: Jean Jaures and Pablo Picasso
Les collèges
" Montfermeil. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
Notable people
*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 ...
, footballer
*Samba Diakité
Samba Diakité (born 24 January 1989) is a French-born Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al Tadhamon SC. Between 2012 and 2013 he made nine appearances for the Mali national team.
Club career
Early car ...
, footballer
* Metehan Güçlü, footballer
*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 ...
, filmmaker
*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.
...
, footballer
*Larrys Mabiala
Larrys Mabiala Destin (born 8 October 1987) is a professional footballer who plays for the Portland Timbers, having previously played for Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor as a defender, Paris Saint-Germain, Plymouth Argyle, and Nice. Born ...
, footballer
*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 wa ...
, footballer
*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 ...
, footballer
* Orphee Neola, athlete
* Kevynn Nyokas, handball player
*Olivier Nyokas
Guy Olivier Nyokas (born 28 June 1986) is a French-born Congolese handball player for Olympiacos and the Congolese national team.
He participated at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
Honors
* Macedonian Handball Super League
...
, handball player
*Henri Pescarolo
Henri Jacques William Pescarolo (born 25 September 1942) is a former racing driver from France. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a record 33 times, winning on four occasions, and won a number of other major sports car events including the ...
, racing driver
* Listner Pierre-Louis, footballer
* Johny Placide, footballer
*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
Associat ...
, former professional footballer
* Mamadou Samassa, footballer
* Joel Sami, footballer
See also
*Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
The following is a list of the 40 communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department of France.
Since January 2016, all communes of Seine-Saint-Denis are part of the intercommunality Métropole du Grand Paris
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References
External links
Official website
(in French)
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis
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