Lagny-sur-Marne
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Commune of Lagny-sur-Marne | |
Location | |
Longitude | 2° 42' 27" E |
Latitude | 48° 52' 44" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Région | Île-de-France |
Département | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Torcy |
Canton | Lagny-sur-Marne |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Marne et Gondoire |
Mayor | Patrice Pagny (2001-2007) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 37 m–112 m (avg. 44 m) |
Land area¹ | 5.72 km² |
Population² (1999 census) |
19,368 |
- Density (1999) | 3,386/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 77243/ 77400 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Lagny-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 26.1 km. (16.2 miles) from the center of Paris.
The commune of Lagny-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Val de Bussy, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.
[edit] History
In 1846 Lagny-sur-Marne annexed the commune of Saint-Denis-du-Port.
[edit] Transport
Lagny-sur-Marne is served by Lagny – Thorigny station on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line. This station, although administratively located on the territory of the neighboring commune of Thorigny-sur-Marne, lies immediately across the Marne River from the town center of Lagny-sur-marne.