Combs-la-Ville
Combs- la -Ville is a commune with 21 908 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) near Paris. It is located in the department of Seine- et- Marne in the Île- de -France on the river Yerres. Combs- la -Ville is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the Canton of Combs- la -Ville. The residents of the community Combs- la- Villais call themselves.
Traffic
Combs- la -Ville is connected to the RER D and lies on the railway line between Paris and Marseille.
Neighboring communities
- In the north are the communities of Varennes- Jarcy Villemeneux and Brie -Comte- Robert.
- In the east, the municipality of Evry - Grégy -sur- Yerres is.
- In the south are the municipalities and Lieusaint Moissy -Cramayel.
- In the southwest lies Tigery.
- In the West Quincy -sous- Sénart borders Combs- la -Ville.
History
636 the place cumbis of King Dagobert I. is given to the abbey of Saint -Vincent. Louis XVIII. he resided before he was king of France, in Combs -la -Ville.
Demographics
Attractions
- Church of Saint -Vincent
- Sommeville School
- Château de la Fresnaye
- Rue de Vignes
- Château des Maronniers (old town hall)
- Forêt de Sénart
- Parcs Mennechy, Arthur Chaussy and Central
Twin Cities
- Duderstadt, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1968
- Dali, Cyprus, since 1978
- Oswestry, West Midlands ( England), United Kingdom, since 1980
- R'Kiz, Mauritania, since 1986
- Petite- Ile, Reunion, since 1992
- Salaberry -de- Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, since 1998
- Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania, since 2009
Personalities
- Victor Cherbuliez (1829-1899), writer
- Gustave Caillebotte (1849-1894), painter of Impressionism
- Laurent Tailhade (1854-1919), poet and satirist
- René Lalique (1860-1945), jewelry artist
- Helena Rubinstein (1875-1960), entrepreneur
- Edmonde Charles -Roux (* 1920), journalist
- Bernard Tapie ( born 1943 ), entrepreneur
- Laurent Fignon ( born 1960 ), cyclist
- Patricia Girard ( b. 1968 ), athlete ( Sprint)
- Chris Mavinga (* 1991), football player