Garges-lès-Gonesse
Garges-lès-Gonesse (Fr-Paris--Garges-lès-Gonesse.ogg, literally Garges near Gonesse) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in northern France. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, 14.1 km from the center of Paris. The city is a part of the Paris urban area.
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Overview
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It is the seat of the canton of Garges-lès-Gonesse, which also covers Arnouville. The city is strongly urbanized and is near the Paris–Le Bourget Airport. Transformed from an old rural village to a suburb at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Garges-lès-Gonesse appears in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Garges-lès-Gonesse as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Garges-lès-Gonesse as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Île-de-France as the administrative unit of Garges-lès-Gonesse. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Val-d'Oise as the administrative unit of Garges-lès-Gonesse. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Île-de-France as the administrative region of Garges-lès-Gonesse. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Garges-lès-Gonesse.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Garges-lès-Gonesse • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Sarcelles • Canton — Garges-lès-Gonesse • Intercommunality — CA Roissy Pays de France • Mayor — Benoît Jimenez • Term — 2020–2026 • Elevation M — 60 • Elevation Min M — 34 • Elevation Max M — 80 • Area Km2 — 5.47 • Insee — 95268 • Postal Code — 95140
Toponymy
Toponymy
The name Garges possibly derives from the Old Germanic wardja, meaning 'place of guard', referring to a Frankish fort built in the 4th century.
History
History
• Illustration — The Hôtel de Ville The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1975.
Documentary record
The area of Garges-lès-Gonesse is 546.38 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 95140 for Garges-lès-Gonesse.
Transport
Transport
Garges-lès-Gonesse is served by Garges – Sarcelles station on Paris RER line D.
Education
Education
Primary schools: • 13 preschools • 11 elementary schools • Four combined preschools and elementary schools Secondary schools: • Junior high schools: Paul Eluard, Henri Wallon, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse • Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Simone de Beauvoir • Vocational high school: Lycée professionel Arthur Rimbaud
Personalities
Personalities
Andre Soares, author • Marc Macedot, athlete • Mr. Brainwash, street artist • Wissam Ben Yedder, footballer
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Perol, Aurélien. "Garges-lès-Gonesse, un fort bâti par les Francs." Le Parisien. 10 Aug 2007. Retrieved 18 Aug 2026.
- 3.Town of Garges-lès-Gonesse. Histoire et patrimoine.
- 4.Cassini-Ehess 15089 Garges-lès-Gonesse
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 6."Les écoles à Garges ." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- 7."Les collèges ." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- 8."Le lycée ." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- 9."Le lycée professionnel ." Garges. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
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