Champs-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.2 km from the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the Marne, in the Seine-et-Marne department (on the departmental border with Seine-Saint-Denis) in the Île-de-France region. The commune of Champs-sur-Marne, famous for its château, is part of the Val Maubuée area, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

History

Originally called simply Champs, the name of the commune became officially Champs-sur-Marne (meaning "Fields upon Marne") on 9 April 1962.

Demographics

The inhabitants are often referred to as Campésiens. The term Champesois is also in use.

Twin towns – sister cities

Champs-sur-Marne is twinned with:

Transport

Champs-sur-Marne is served by Noisy – Champs station on Paris RER line.

Education

the commune has ten preschools with 1,138 students combined, and ten elementary schools with 1,729 students combined. The commune has three junior high schools, Armand Lanoux, Jean Weiner, and Pablo Picasso; and there is an additional junior high school in a surrounding commune, Le Luzard in Noisiel. There are 1,799 junior high school students combined. The commune has one senior high school, Lycée René Descartes. Nearby senior high schools: There are also vocational high schools in Chelles, Thorigny, and Torcy. Tertiary education: