- Chelles, Seine-et-Marne
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For other places with the same name, see Chelles (disambiguation).
Chelles
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs Location within Île-de-France region
ChellesAdministration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne Arrondissement Torcy Canton Chelles Intercommunality Marne et Chantereine Mayor Jean-Paul Planchou
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 36–106 m (118–348 ft) Land area1 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) Population2 51,035 (2007) - Density 3,131 /km2 (8,110 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 77108/ 77500 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°53′00″N 2°36′00″E / 48.8833°N 2.6000°E
Chelles is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region 18 km (11 mi) from the center of Paris.
The commune of Chelles is part of the Porte de Paris sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.
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History
Paleolithic artefacts were discovered by chance at Chelles by the pioneering nineteenth-century anthropologist Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet (1821–1898); he named the corresponding cultural stage of the Paleolithic after the commune: «Chellean», nowadays known as «Oldowan».
At the Merovingian villa of Calae the abbey of Notre-Dame-des-Chelles was founded by Balthild, a seventh-century queen of the Franks. It was largely demolished at the time of the French Revolution.
Geography
There are two main streets in Chelles, Avenue Foch and Avenue de la Résistance.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Chellois.
Transport
Chelles is served by Chelles – Gournay station on Paris RER line
and on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line.
Avenue de la Résistance
See also
References
External links
- Official website (French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Chelles (French)
- Map of Chelles on Michelin (English)
Categories:- Communes of Seine-et-Marne
- Seine-et-Marne geography stubs
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