Chessy () is a
commune in the eastern suburbs of
Paris
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, in the
Seine-et-Marne
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department in the
ĂŽle-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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. It is located from the
center of Paris.
Chessy is famous as the location of
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, an arena, and a shopping, dining and entert ...
, which lies for the most part on the territory of the commune of Chessy.
Chessy is located in
Val d'Europe
Val d'Europe (; ) is the easternmost sector (''Sector IV'') of the Planned_community#France, new town of Marne-la-Vallée, located around to the east of Paris, France. It was built as part of a Public–private partnership, public–private par ...
, the fastest growing sector in the "
new town
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" of
Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée () (English language, English: Marne Valley) is a new town located near Paris, France.
Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park, Val d'Europe, University of Marne la Vallée, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, ESIEE Par ...
.
Demographics
A village of only 760 inhabitants in 1982, Chessy was since then absorbed by the suburbs of Paris, and due to strong demographic growth the population reached 3,438 in 2007. The population of Chessy reached 6,304 in 2019.
[Populations légales 2019: 77 Seine-et-Marne]
INSEE
The inhabitants are called ''Cassassiens''.
Transport
Chessy is served by two stations on Paris
RER line :
*
Val d'Europe
Val d'Europe (; ) is the easternmost sector (''Sector IV'') of the Planned_community#France, new town of Marne-la-Vallée, located around to the east of Paris, France. It was built as part of a Public–private partnership, public–private par ...
*
Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy (this station is located at the ''hub'' area of
Disneyland Paris
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).
Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy station is also served by high speed trains towards Lille, Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux.
Education
Three preschool and elementary schools, L'école maternelle et élémentaire Cornélius, L'école maternelle et élémentaire Gaïus, and L'école maternelle et élémentaire Tournesol, are in Chessy.
Ecoles maternelles et primaires
" Chessy. Retrieved on 3 September 2016.
There is a junior high school in Chessy, Collège Le vieux Chêne. Nearby is the Collège Jacqueline de Romilly in Magny-le-Hongre.[Enseignement secondaire]
" Chessy. Retrieved on 3 September 2016.
Senior high schools in the surrounding area include Lycée Emilie Brontë
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in Lognes
Lognes () is a community in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the ĂŽle-de-France from the center of Paris.
The community of Lognes is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sector ...
, Lycée Emilie du Châtelet in Serris, Lycée Pierre de Coubertin in Meaux
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, Lycée Martin Luther King in Bussy-Saint-Georges
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In the East, at the distan ...
, Lycée René Cassin in Noisiel
Noisiel () is a commune in the French department of Seine-et-Marne, administrative region of ĂŽle-de-France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
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, and Lycée Van Dongen
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...
in Lagny-sur-Marne
Lagny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Lagny on Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in ĂŽle-de-France from the centre of Paris (20 minutes away from the centre of Paris).
The ...
. Vocational high schools in the surrounding area include Emilie du Châtelet, Lycée technique Pierre de Coubertin, LEP Auguste Perdonnet in Thorigny-sur-Marne
Thorigny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Thorigny on Marne'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the ĂŽle-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Thorigny-sur-Marne are called ''Thorigniens''.
Education
...
, LEP Charles Baudelaire in Meaux, and LEP Louis Lumière in Chelles.[
]
Politics
Chessy is a part of Seine-et-Marne's 8th constituency.
See also
*
References
External links
1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
*
Communes of Seine-et-Marne
Val d'Europe
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