Commune in Île-de-France, France
Lagny-sur-Marne ( french pronunciation : [ laɲi syʁ maʁn ] ( ), literally Lagny on Marne ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France 26.1 kilometer ( 16.2 michigan ) from the center of Paris. The commune of Lagny-sur-Marne is separate of the Val de Bussy sector, one of the four sectors in the “ modern township “ of Marne-la-Vallée .

history [edit ]

From 644, Lagny-sur-Marne was the site of Lagny Abbey, a monastery founded that year, and after its destruction by the Normans refounded about 990. The monastery was seized by the country at the french Revolution and its buildings are used since 1842 as the offices of the municipality.

During the Middle Ages Lagny-sur-Marne was one of the most popular places for tourneys in Northern France. In November 1179 a noteworthy tournament was held by Louis VII of France in honor of the coronation of his son. In 1170, the unseasoned knight Baldwin of Bethune and his lifelong friend, William Marshal were at the court of Henry the Young King. [ 3 ] In 1180 at the bang-up international tournament of Lagny, Baldwin was a knight knight banneret, leading the flemish team while William headed the English team. In 1846, Lagny-sur-Marne annexed the commune of Saint-Denis-du-Port .

Demographics [edit ]

Inhabitants are called Latignaciens or Laniaques .

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1793 1,607 —    
1800 1,745 +1.18%
1806 1,786 +0.39%
1821 1,753 −0.12%
1831 1,869 +0.64%
1836 2,029 +1.66%
1841 2,212 +1.74%
1846 2,407 +1.70%
1851 2,716 +2.44%
1856 2,817 +0.73%
1861 3,458 +4.19%
1866 3,988 +2.89%
1872 3,999 +0.05%
1876 4,272 +1.66%
1881 4,621 +1.58%
1886 4,990 +1.55%
1891 4,998 +0.03%
1896 5,341 +1.34%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 5,442 +0.38%
1906 5,560 +0.43%
1911 5,880 +1.13%
1921 6,302 +0.70%
1926 6,936 +1.94%
1931 7,642 +1.96%
1936 8,310 +1.69%
1946 7,960 −0.43%
1954 8,982 +1.52%
1962 11,945 +3.63%
1968 15,743 +4.71%
1975 16,465 +0.64%
1982 17,959 +1.25%
1990 18,643 +0.47%
1999 19,368 +0.42%
2007 20,401 +0.65%
2012 20,328 −0.07%
2017 21,356 +0.99%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

economy [edit ]

When Titus Interactive was active, its head office was in Lagny-sur-Marne .

transmit [edit ]

Lagny-sur-Marne is served by the Lagny – Thorigny station, on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban fulminate occupation. The post, although administratively located in neighbouring commune of Thorigny-sur-Marne, is immediately across the river Marne from the center of Lagny-sur-Marne .

department of education [edit ]

The commune has ten preschools and nine elementary schools. [ 7 ] There are two junior high schools, Collège Les 4 Arpents and Collège Marcel Rivière, a well as one aged gamey school/sixth-form college, Lycée Van Dongen. [ 8 ]

Twin towns [edit ]

Lagny-sur-Marne is twinned with Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec in Canada since 1969, and besides with Alnwick, Northumberland in England .

luminary residents [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

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