Noisiel

Noisiel is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, 20.5 km (12.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Noisiel
Commune
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Noisiel
Noisiel
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Noisiel
Noisiel (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°51′17″N 2°37′44″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonChamps-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Vachez
Area
1
4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
15,230
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77337 /77186
Elevation38–109 m (125–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune of Noisiel is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Noisiel are called Noisiéliens.

In 2014, Noisiel had 15,523 inhabitants, a rise of 0.07% since 2009 (Seine-et-Marne : 4,68 % , France without Mayotte : 2,49 %).

As of 1998, 8% of the population was Asian and certain parts of the commune had high Asian populations.[2]

Transportation

Noisiel is served by Noisiel station on Paris RER line .

Menier chocolate
Saulnier Mill, in the Menier Chocolate Factory

Noisiel is synonymous with the name "Menier", famous chocolate makers who built the first automated chocolate production facility in 1825 at a time when the village's inhabitants numbered around 200. The Menier company would prosper and in the 1870s built a complete "town" to accommodate its employees that numbered more than 2000 by the end of the 19th century.

Members of the Menier family were mayors of Noisiel without interruption from May 11, 1871 to November 8, 1959.

The Menier Chocolate factory operated until 1993 and today is a museum and the French head office of the Nestlé company who now own the company. It has been designated by the government of France as a Monument historique and is on the list to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site . It is open once a year to visitors during the Open Doors Days in September. The Noisiel heritage office also offers several guided tours for visitors wishing to discover Noisiel and its history.

Education

Noisiel has five groupings of preschools and elementary schools: Allée-des-Bois, Allée des Chevreuils, Bois-de-la-Grange, Ferme-du-Buisson, Jules-Ferry / Maryse-Bastié, Les Noyers, and Les Tilleuls.[3]

Noisiel has one junior high school, Collège du Luzard. There are other nearby junior high schools in Champs-sur-Marne, Emerainville, Lognes, and Torcy.[4]

The commune has two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges:[4]

  • Lycée Gérard-de-Nerval
  • Lycée René-Cassin

Other senior high/sixth-form establishments in surrounding communes:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas. Hong Kong University Press, 1 January 1998. ISBN 9622094465, 9789622094468. CITED: p. 198.
  3. "Périmètres scolaires et établissements." Noisiel. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  4. "Enseignements secondaire et supérieur." Noisiel. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.