Champs-sur-Marne () is a

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in the eastern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris, in the

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History

Originally called simply Champs, the name of the commune became officially Champs-sur-Marne (meaning "Fields upon Marne") on 9 April 1962.

Demographics

The inhabitants are often referred to as ''Campésiens''.

Twin towns – sister cities

Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with: *

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Transport

Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line .

Education

Collège Armand Lanoux, Champs-sur-Marne, France

the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined, and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined. The commune has three junior high schools, Armand Lanoux, Jean Weiner, and

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; and there is an additional junior high school in a surrounding commune, Le Luzard in

Noisiel Noisiel () is a commune in the French department of Seine-et-Marne, administrative region of Île-de-France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. The commune of Noisiel is part of the Val Maubuée sector, o ...

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History

Demographics

Twin towns – sister cities

Transport

Education

See also