Английская Википедия:Alfortville
Alfortville (Шаблон:IPA-fr) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located Шаблон:Convert from the center of Paris.
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 line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.
Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8
Population
Armenian community
Шаблон:See also 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,[1] making it the first French city to do so.
Education
Public schools in the commune include:[2]
- 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:[2]
- Ecole privée Saint-Mesrop (preschool, elementary)
- Ecole primaire-College Kevork A Arabian
Notable people
- Marten Yorgantz (born 1946), Armenian singer, opened a restaurant here
- Alexis Tomassian (born 1979), actor
- 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
Шаблон:See also Alfortville is twinned with:[3]
- Шаблон:Flagicon San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (1989)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cantanhede, Portugal (2000)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Oshakan, Armenia (2001)
- Шаблон:Flagicon El Biar, Algeria (2011)
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)
- The below of Alfortville (in French)
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Paris Metropolitan Area Шаблон:Val-de-Marne communes Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 "Etablissements scolaires." Alfortville. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
