Alfortville

Alfortville (French pronunciation: [alfɔʁvil] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Alfortville
Commune
Alfortville and Chinagora, with a barge and tugboat on the River Seine
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Alfortville
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Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Alfortville
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Carvounas
Area 1	3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	45,046
• Density	12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	94002 /94140
Elevation	27–37 m (89–121 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort.

Transport

Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER D: Maisons-Alfort–Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.

Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1886 6,603 —     1891 7,984 3.87% 1896 11,634 7.82% 1901 15,980 6.55% 1906 17,455 1.78% 1911 18,267 0.91% 1921 22,779 2.23% 1926 24,896 1.79% 1931 29,473 3.43% 1936 30,078 0.41% 1946 27,940 −0.73%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1954 30,195 0.97% 1962 32,332 0.86% 1968 35,023 1.34% 1975 38,057 1.19% 1982 36,231 −0.70% 1990 36,119 −0.04% 1999 36,232 0.03% 2007 44,116 2.49% 2012 44,397 0.13% 2017 43,881 −0.23%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Armenian community

See also: Armenians in France and List of Armenian ethnic enclaves

The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. The Armenian Apostolic Church, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak.

After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops resumed in 2020, the city council of Alfortville unanimously voted to support the recognition of its independence under its Armenian name of Artsakh Republic, making it the first French city to do so.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:

• 9 preschools/nurseries (maternelles) and an annex
• 6 elementary schools
• Junior high schools: Collège Henri Barbusse, Collège Léon Blum, Collège Paul Langevin
• Lycée Polyvalent Maximilien Perret

Private schools include:

• Ecole privée Saint-Mesrop (preschool, elementary)
• Ecole primaire-College Kevork A Arabian

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Alfortville

• Marten Yorgantz (born 1946), Armenian singer, opened a restaurant here
• Bendy Casimir (born 1980), mixed martial arts fighter
• Jean-Eudes Maurice (born 1986), Haitian footballer
• Jonathan Bamba (born 1996), footballer
• Ihsan Sacko (born 1997), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Alfortville is twinned with:

• San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (1989)
• Cantanhede, Portugal (2000)
• Oshakan, Armenia (2001)
• El Biar, Algeria (2011)

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• The below of Alfortville (in French)