Trappes

Trappes

Town hall

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E / 48.7775°N 2.0025°ECoordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E / 48.7775°N 2.0025°E
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Trappes
Intercommunality Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor Guy Malandain
Area1 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 29,817
 • Density 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 78621 / 78190
Elevation 143–174 m (469–571 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Trappes French pronunciation: ​[tʁap] is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport

Trappes is served by Trappes station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines.

Climate

Climate data for Trappes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 10.1
(50.2)		 6.7
(44.1)		 15.16
(59.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)		 1.3
(34.3)		 3.6
(38.5)		 5.5
(41.9)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 14.0
(57.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 11.0
(51.8)		 8.2
(46.8)		 4.3
(39.7)		 2.0
(35.6)		 7.18
(44.93)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.4
(2.339)		 50.0
(1.969)		 53.7
(2.114)		 54.9
(2.161)		 63.9
(2.516)		 53.7
(2.114)		 61.7
(2.429)		 53.7
(2.114)		 51.4
(2.024)		 68.8
(2.709)		 57.1
(2.248)		 65.9
(2.594)		 694.2
(27.331)
Source: Météo-France

Demography

Trappes is a suburb ("banlieue").

In July 2013, Trappes police station was attacked by a mob of French Muslims in response to the arrest of a man who had assaulted a police officer during an identity check on his entirely veiled wife (face covering is illegal in France).[1][2][3]

People

See also

References

  1. ↑ "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Reuters (Toronto Sun). 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21582314-violence-erupts-over-controversial-burqa-ban-trouble-trappes Riots in France: Trouble in Trappes
  4. ↑ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". Cassini. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Recensement de la population au 1er janvier 2007". INSEE. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

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