Garges-lès-Gonesse (, literally ''Garges near Gonesse'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in northern

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. It is located in the northern suburbs of

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, from the center of Paris. The city is a part of the Paris urban area. It is the seat of the canton of Garges-lès-Gonesse, which also covers Arnouville. The city is strongly urbanized and is near to Paris–Le Bourget Airport. Garges-lès-Gonesse was transformed from an old rural village to a suburb at the beginning of the 20th century.

Population

Transport

Garges-lès-Gonesse is served by Garges – Sarcelles station on Paris RER line D.

Education

Primary schools: *13 preschools *11 elementary schools *Four combined preschools and elementary schools Secondary schools: *Junior high schools: Paul Eluard, Henri Wallon,

Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

, and Henri Matisse *Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Simone de Beauvoir *Vocational high school: Lycée professionel Arthur RimbaudLe lycée professionnel
." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

Personalities

* Diamory Sylla, basketball player * Marc Macedot, athlete * Mr. Brainwash, street artist * Wissam Ben Yedder, footballer

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