Trappes () is a

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in the

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, north-central

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. It is a

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located in the western suburbs of

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, from the center of Paris, in the

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of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport

Trappes is served by

Trappes station Trappes is a station on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by suburban Transilien Line N and U services. The station opened on . It is within Trappes. See also * List of stations of the Paris RER A ''list'' is any set of items in a row ...

on the

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and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines.

Population

Crime

The suburb is known for

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and

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. It also has

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among its large Muslim population, with 70 local people suspected of having left France to fight for the

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, according to several sources. According to the French government, 67 people from Trappes have joined the Islamic State, and others have carried out attacks inside France. In July 2013, Trappes police station was attacked by a mob of French Muslims in response to the arrest of a man who had assaulted a police officer during an identity check on his entirely veiled wife (face covering is illegal in France). A man on the terrorism watch list of the French police, killed his mother and sister with a knife in Trappes on August 23, 2018.

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claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State. However, French interior minister

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stated he was a man with mental health issues, rather than someone inspired by the organisation.

Education

There are 36 municipal preschools and primary schools in Trappes. The community has three junior high schools: * Collège Le Village * Collège Gustave Courbet * Collège Youri-Gagarine Senior high schools/sixth form colleges: *

Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...

* Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse * Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle

Climate

Notable people

Nicolas Anelka Nicolas Sébastien Anelka (; born 14 March 1979) is a French professional football manager and retired player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country's national team, often scoring at crucial moments. Known f ...

, footballer *

Odile Bailleux Odile Bailleux (born 30 December 1939) is a French harpsichordist and organist. Career Born in Trappes, Odile Bailleux studied music at the and the École César Franck in the organ class with Jean Fellot and Édouard Souberbielle. After she ...

, organist and harpsichordist *

Eddy Ben Arous Eddy Ben Arous (born 25 August 1990) is a French rugby union player of Nigerian descent who plays prop for Top 14 side Racing 92. Early career Ben Arous began his career with playing for his local side Rugby Trappes, before playing at semi-profes ...

, rugby player *

Barbara Cabrita Barbara Cabrita (born 9 May 1982) is a French-Portuguese actress, born in Trappes in the ''department'' of Yvelines. Early life Barbara was born to Portuguese immigrant parents. She began as a model at 16 years old. At 20 years old she plays i ...

, actress * Jamel Debbouze, comedian and actor *

La Fouine Laouni Mouhid ( ar, العوني محيد , ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (, ; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer of Moroccan descent. He is own ...

, rapper * Massadio Haïdara, footballer * Kevin Harley, basketball player * Cyril Paglino, entrepreneur * Linda Pradel, handball player *

Shy'm Tamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as Shy'm , is a French singer. She released her first album, '' Mes fantaisies'', in 2006 and has since released six more albums. She had three Platinum albums, including her number-one 2012 al ...

, singer *

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ff, 𞤌𞤥𞤢𞤪 𞤅𞤭, Omar Si; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gain ...

, comedian and actor

Twin towns – sister cities

Trappes is twinned with: *

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, Italy (1971) *

Congleton Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The town is by the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,482. Topon ...

, England, United Kingdom (1962) *

Kopřivnice Kopřivnice (; german: Nesselsdorf) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. It is an industrial town, known especially for the vehicle manufacturer Tatra. Administrative parts Villages o ...

, Czech Republic (1970)

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Communes of Yvelines Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Yvelines communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia