Tremblay-en-France

Tremblay-en-France
Commune
The church of Sainte Therese, in Tremblay-en-France
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Tremblay-en-France
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Coordinates: 48°57′00″N2°34′20″E / 48.95°N 2.5722°E / 48.95; 2.5722
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Canton	Tremblay-en-France
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Asensi [1]
Area 1	22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	38,210
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93073 /93290
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tremblay-en-France (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃blɛɑ̃fʁɑ̃s] ^ⓘ , lit. 'Tremblay in France '; before 1989: Tremblay-lès-Gonesse, ^[3] lit. 'Tremblay near Gonesse ') is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.5 km (12.1 mi) from the centre of Paris.

More than one-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France, 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.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

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. ^[3] The Hôtel de Ville was completed in January 1981. ^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Tremblay-en-France

The arms of Tremblay-en-France are blazoned  : Vert chaussé azure, a tau Or between two leaves following the lines of division argent, on a chief Or a demi-lion issuant from the line of division gules.

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 RER line : 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 on Paris RER line . 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

• Jonathan Joseph-Augustin, footballer
• Maghnes Akliouche, footballer

Economy

Head office of Air France in Roissypôle

Air France's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex, ^{[5] [6]} on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France. ^{[7] [8] [9]} The complex opened in December 1995. ^[5] The complex also has the head office of Air France-KLM. ^[10] ASL Airlines France has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune. ^[11] Servair, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square. ^[12] Paris Aéroport is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay. ^[13]

At one point Virgin Express France (originally named Air Provence Charter), a subsidiary of Virgin Express, had its headquarters in Tremblay. ^[14]

Education

École Primaire Jean Jaurès

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. ^[15] The lycées are Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher and Lycée Polyvalent Léonard de Vinci. ^{[16] [17]} The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed. ^[18]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 824 —     1800 907 +1.38% 1806 927 +0.36% 1821 867 −0.45% 1831 862 −0.06% 1836 838 −0.56% 1841 822 −0.38% 1846 807 −0.37% 1851 753 −1.38% 1856 732 −0.56% 1861 743 +0.30% 1866 767 +0.64% 1872 735 −0.71% 1876 735 +0.00% 1881 720 −0.41% 1886 764 +1.19% 1891 720 −1.18% 1896 756 +0.98%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 763 +0.18% 1906 798 +0.90% 1911 837 +0.96% 1921 842 +0.06% 1926 2,095 +20.00% 1931 4,385 +15.92% 1936 6,181 +7.11% 1946 5,810 −0.62% 1954 9,510 +6.35% 1962 13,788 +4.75% 1968 18,482 +5.00% 1975 26,846 +5.48% 1982 29,644 +1.43% 1990 31,385 +0.72% 1999 33,885 +0.86% 2007 35,410 +0.55% 2012 34,081 −0.76% 2017 36,180 +1.20%
Source: EHESS [19] and INSEE (1968-2017) [20]

Notable buildings

• Church of Saint-Médard

See also

• France portal

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Décret du 16 août 1989 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0192, 19 August 1988, p. 10422.
4. "Hôtel de Ville de Tremblay-en-France". Patrimoine Seine-Saint-Denis. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
5. "AIR FRANCE HEAD QUARTERS - ROISSYPOLE." Groupement d'Etudes et de Méthodes d'Ordonnancement (GEMO). Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
6. "Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
7. "Head Office Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine . Air France. Retrieved on 9 February 2010.
8. "Plan interactif Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine ." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
9. "AIR FRANCE office, Paris - Roissy / Charles de Gaulle ^{[ permanent dead link ]}." Air France-KLM. Retrieved on 17 June 2010.
10. "Legal Information." Air France-KLM. Retrieved on 3 February 2010.
11. "europe_airpost.html Archived 2008-11-11 at the Wayback Machine ." (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"
12. "Servair Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine ." Air France. Retrieved on 21 June 2010.
13. "Terms and conditions." Paris Aéroport. Retrieved on 16 May 2018. "Registered office is located at 1 rue de France 93290 Tremblay-en-France, France."
14. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 24–30 March 1999. 111.
15. "Enseignement." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 19 June 2010.
16. "Accueil Archived 2010-05-20 at the Wayback Machine ." Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher. Retrieved on 19 June 2010.
17. "Accueil Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine ." Lycée Polyvalent Leonard de Vinci. Retrieved on 19 June 2010.
18. "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."
19. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tremblay-en-France, EHESS (in French).
20. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)