Vaires-sur-Marne
Commune in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vaires-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [vɛːʁ syʁ maʁn] ⓘ; lit. ''Vaires-on-Marne') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France.
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Coordinates: 48°52′00″N 2°39′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Torcy |
Canton | Villeparisis |
Intercommunality | CA Paris - Vallée de la Marne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Edmonde Jardin[1] |
Area 1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 13,518 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vairois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77479 /77360 |
Elevation | 38–52 m (125–171 ft) |
Website | www.vairessurmarne.com |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Vaires-sur-Marne is at the western end of the LGV Est high-speed railway, reaching Vendenheim (near Strasbourg) in the east. Vaires–Torcy station has rail connections to Meaux and Paris. It was spectacularly blown up in John Frankenheimer's 1964 film The Train.
It is one of the venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics.