Marne-la-Vallée

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Marne-la-Vallée (English: Marne Valley) is a new town located near Paris, France. Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park, Val d'Europe, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, ESIEE Paris, and École des Ponts ParisTech are located in Marne-la-Vallée.

[Sections of Marne-la-Vallée

The different communes making up Marne-la-Vallée: {{legend|#ffbe1d|Sector I (Porte de Paris) : 3 communes.}} {{legend|#fffe34|Sector II (Val Maubuée) : 6 communes.}} {{legend|#9ee912|Sector III (Val de Bussy) : 12 communes.}} {{legend|#73cd2c|Sector IV (Val d'Europe) : 10 communes, and, in light green, Villeneuve-le-Comte.|undefined | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Composition///communale///de///Marne-la-Vall%C3%A9e///%28fin///2013%29.svg]

Status

Marne-la-Vallée has been gradually built up since the first plans in 1965 and now covers an area of over 15000 ha and includes 31 communes, in the départements of Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. Total population (2007) is 282,150. For administrative purposes, the area has been divided into four sectors:

Demographics

As of 1990 fewer than 10,000 persons of East/Southeast Asian origin resided in six communes of Marne-la-Vallée. 26% of the population of Lognes was Asian, and other percentages were 8% in Noisiel, 5-6% in Noisy-le-Grand, and 5-6% in Torcy. In 1982 there were 6,000 Asians in Marne-la-Vallée, making up 3-4% of the area's population. In 1987 the number increased to 9,000.

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In popular culture

Louise, the main character in Éric Rohmer's 1984 film Full Moon in Paris, shares an apartment with her partner Rémi in Marne-la-Vallée.

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