Tremblay-en-France (; ) is a
commune
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in the north-eastern suburbs of
Paris
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,
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. It is located from the
centre of Paris.
More than one-quarter of
Charles de Gaulle Airport
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lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France, in particular terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (the other terminals lie in the territory of other communes). It is the largest, by area, of the so-called ''petite couronne'' (inner ring) suburbs of Paris. The corporate head office of
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...
and
OEMServices
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lie within Tremblay.
History
Originally called Tremblay-lès-Gonesse (meaning "Tremblay
near
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Gonesse
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The commune lies immediately north of Le Bourget Airport, and it is six kilometres (four miles) south- ...
"), the commune was officially renamed Tremblay-en-France (meaning "Tremblay in the ''
pays de France
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''", see
Roissy-en-France
Roissy-en-France (, literally ''Roissy in France''; colloquially simply called Roissy) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France, in the Val-d'Oise department. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population ...
for an explanation) on 20 August 1989.
Heraldry
Transport
The part of
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
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that lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France is served by two stations on Paris
RER line :
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 and
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV
Aéroport is the place of Gustaf III Airport, in ''quartier'' Saint-Jean of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean
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. This last station is an interchange station with
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national rail lines.
The inhabited area of Tremblay-en-France, however, is served by
Vert-Galant station on Paris
RER line . This station is located at the border between the commune of Tremblay-en-France and the commune of
Villepinte, on the Villepinte side of the border.
Notable residents
*
Jonathan Joseph-Augustin
Jonathan "Jo" Joseph-Augustin (born 13 May 1981 in Tremblay-en-France, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French footballer who most recently played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.
Club career
He started his career at Guingamp in L ...
, footballer
Economy
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...
's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex,
[AIR FRANCE HEAD QUARTERS - ROISSYPOLE]
" Groupement d'Etudes et de Méthodes d'Ordonnancement (GEMO). Retrieved on 20 September 2009. on the grounds of
Charles de Gaulle Airport
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and in Tremblay-en-France. The complex opened in December 1995.
The complex also has the head office of
Air France-KLM
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.
Europe Airpost
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has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune.
Servair
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, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square.
Paris Aéroport
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is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay.
At one point
Virgin Express France
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History
The ...
(originally named Air Provence Charter), a subsidiary of
Virgin Express
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, had its headquarters in Tremblay.
Education
![Tremblay en France Ecole Jean Jaures](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Tremblay_en_France_Ecole_Jean_Jaures.jpg)
Tremblay-en-France has 12 ''écoles maternelles'', 14 ''écoles élémentaires'', three ''collèges'', and two ''lycées''. The ''collèges'' are Descartes, R. Rolland, and P. de Ronsard. The ''lycées'' are
Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher and
Lycée Polyvalent Leonard de Vinci. The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed.
[Des écoles de Tremblay menacées par les fermetures de classe]
" Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 19 June 2010. "La communauté éducative mobilisée Inquiétude pour les parents d’élèves de l’école Pierre Brossolette après l’annonce de la fermeture d’une classe à la rentrée prochaine. La ville a mis en garde l’Inspection académique sur « les conséquences désastreuses » d’une telle décision. On craint également des fermetures dans les écoles maternelle et élémentaire Paul-Langevin."
Demography
Notable buildings
*
Church of Saint-Médard
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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Communes Of The Sein ...
References
External links
Official website
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Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis