Noisy-le-Grand

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Commune of Noisy-le-Grand
Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates	48°50′52″N, 2°33′10″E
Administration
Country	France
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Intercommunality	none as of 2005
Statistics
Land area¹	12.95 km²
Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	61,200 58,217
- Density (2004)	4,726/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	93051/ 93160
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).

Noisy-le-Grand is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.2 km. (9.4 miles) from the center of Paris.

The commune of Noisy-le-Grand is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

Contents 1 Name 2 Administration 3 Transport 4 External links

[edit] Name

The name Noisy comes from Medieval Latin nucetum , meaning "walnut grove", after the walnut trees (French: noyers) covering the territory of Noisy-le-Grand in ancient times.

The epithet "le-Grand" (Medieval Latin: Magnum), meaning "the Great", was added in the Middle Ages, probably to distinguish Noisy-le-Grand from the smaller settlement of Noisy-le-Sec, which was sometimes referred to as Nucenum Minus ("Noisy the Small").

[edit] Administration

The canton of Noisy-le-Grand comprises two communes: Noisy-le-Grand and Gournay-sur-Marne.

[edit] Transport

Noisy-le-Grand is served by two stations on Paris RER line A: Noisy-le-Grand – Mont d'Est and Noisy – Champs.

Noisy-le-Grand is also served by Les Yvris – Noisy-le-Grand station on Paris RER line E.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Noisy-le-Grand

• Official website

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Noisy-le-Grand

• the Blog of the citizens of Noisy