Gournay-sur-Marne

The French town of Gournay -sur -Marne is a suburb with 6485 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the east of Paris, about 16 km from the city center. It belongs to the department of Seine -Saint- Denis. The inhabitants call themselves Gournaysiens.

History

Gournay -sur -Marne in 1105 was mentioned in a document of Saint Martin de Champs under the name Gornaium the first time. At this time, founded Guy le Rouge, Lord of Gourney, a priory, seat of the royal bailiwick, district of Henry IV, who led the siege of Paris during the French Wars of Religion from here.

Personalities

  • Eugène Carrière (1849-1906), painter, born in Gournay -sur- Marne.
  • Alain Vanzo (1928-2002), tenor at the Paris Opera, who lived in Gournay and is buried here.

Traffic

Gournay -sur -Marne has no rail connection. The nearest train station is Chelles - Gournay on the RER line E in Chelles.

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