Sarcelles
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| Sarcelles | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Départment | Val-d'Oise (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| INSEE | |
| Postal Code | 95200 |
| Mayor Current Term | François Pupponi |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Val de France |
| Longitude | |
| Latitude | |
| Altitudes | average : minimum : maximum : |
| Area | 8.45 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 57,900 57,871 inhab. (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
| Population Density | 6,852 inhab./km² |
Sarcelles is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.3 km. (10.1 miles) from the center of Paris. Sarcelles is a sous-préfecture of the Val-d'Oise département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Sarcelles.
In the south of the commune, during the 1950s and 1960s, HLMs were built in order to accommodate pieds-noirs, many of them Jewish, who left Algeria due to the Algerian War of Independence.
There is a large market on Sundays.
Transportation
Sarcelles is served by Garges – Sarcelles station on Paris RER line D.It is also served by Sarcelles – Saint-Brice station on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station, although administratively located on the territory of the neighboring commune of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, lies in fact very near the town center of Sarcelles.
Twin towns
Sarcelles is twinned with:
- Netanya, Israel
- Hattersheim, Germany, since 1987
See also
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