Tremblay-en-France

Tremblay-en-France (, ; before 1989: Tremblay-lès-Gonesse,Décret du 16 août 1989 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0192, 19 August 1988, p. 10422. ) or simply Tremblay is a commune in the northeastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Pays de France.

More than one-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport lies within the territory of the commune, in particular terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (the other terminals lie in the territory of other communes). It is the largest, by area, of the so-called petite couronne (inner ring) suburbs of Paris. The corporate head office of Air France and OEMServices lie within Tremblay-en-France.

Toponymy The name Tremblay derives from the Latin Tremuletum, meaning the 'place of aspen trees'.

History

The Church of Saint-Médard in Tremblay-en-France is from the 16th century.

Originally called Tremblay-lès-Gonesse (meaning "Tremblay near Gonesse"), the commune was officially renamed Tremblay-en-France (meaning "Tremblay in the pays de France")See Roissy-en-France for an explanation. on 20 August 1989. The modern-day Hôtel de Ville was completed in January 1981.

Heraldry

Transport The part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport that lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France is served by two stations on Paris's Réseau Express Régional (RER) Line B: Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 and Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV. This last station is an interchange station with TGV national rail lines.

The inhabited area of Tremblay-en-France, however, is served by Vert-Galant station, also on RER B. This station is located at the border between the commune of Tremblay-en-France and the commune of Villepinte, on the Villepinte side of the border.

Notable residents Notable residents have included: Maghnes Akliouche, footballer Yakhouba Diawara, basketballer Jonathan Joseph-Augustin, footballer

Economy

Air France's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex,"AIR FRANCE HEAD QUARTERS - ROISSYPOLE." Groupement d'Etudes et de Méthodes d'Ordonnancement (GEMO). Retrieved on 20 September 2009."Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009. on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France."Head Office . Air France. Retrieved on 9 February 2010."Plan interactif ." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009."AIR FRANCE office, Paris - Roissy / Charles de Gaulle." Air France-KLM. Retrieved on 17 June 2010. The complex opened in December 1995. The complex also has the head office of Air France-KLM."Legal Information." Air France-KLM. Retrieved on 3 February 2010. ASL Airlines France has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune."europe_airpost.html ." (Informations utiles -> Nous contacter) Europe Airpost. Retrieved on 18 June 2010. "Bât. Le Séquoia - Siège social - Fret 7. Zone de Fret 7 - Bât. Le Séquoia 15 rue du Haut de Laval BP 14454 Tremblay-en-France 95708 Roissy CDG Cedex" Servair, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square."Servair ." Air France. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. Paris Aéroport is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay."Terms and conditions." Paris Aéroport. Retrieved on 16 May 2018. "Registered office is located at 1 rue de France 93290 Tremblay-en-France, France."

At one point Virgin Express France (originally named Air Provence Charter), a subsidiary of Virgin Express, had its headquarters in Tremblay."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 24–30 March 1999. 111.

Education

Tremblay-en-France has 12 écoles maternelles, 14 écoles élémentaires, three collèges, and two lycées. The collèges are Descartes, R. Rolland, and P. de Ronsard."Enseignement." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 19 June 2010. The lycées are Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher and Lycée Polyvalent Léonard de Vinci."Accueil ." Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher. Retrieved on 19 June 2010."Accueil ." Lycée Polyvalent Leonard de Vinci. Retrieved on 19 June 2010. The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed."Des écoles de Tremblay menacées par les fermetures de classe." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 19 June 2010. "La communauté éducative mobilisée Inquiétude pour les parents d’élèves de l’école Pierre Brossolette après l’annonce de la fermeture d’une classe à la rentrée prochaine. La ville a mis en garde l’Inspection académique sur « les conséquences désastreuses » d’une telle décision. On craint également des fermetures dans les écoles maternelle et élémentaire Paul-Langevin."

Demography

Sports The local handball team Tremblay Handball plays in the top French division.

Notable buildings Church of Saint-Médard

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