Alfortville

Alfortville (French pronunciation: [alfɔʁvil] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort.

Transport

Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.

Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8

Population

Armenian community

The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. The Armenian Apostolic Church, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak.

After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops resumed in 2020, the city council of Alfortville unanimously voted to support the recognition of its independence under its Armenian name of Artsakh Republic, making it the first French city to do so.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:

• 9 preschools/nurseries (maternelles) and an annex
• 6 elementary schools
• Junior high schools: Collège Henri Barbusse, Collège Léon Blum, Collège Paul Langevin
• Lycée Polyvalent Maximilien Perret

Private schools include:

• Ecole privée Saint-Mesrop (preschool, elementary)
• Ecole primaire-College Kevork A Arabian

Notable people

• Marten Yorgantz (born 1946), Armenian singer, opened a restaurant here
• Alexis Tomassian (born 1979), actor
• Bendy Casimir (born 1980), mixed martial arts fighter
• Jean-Eudes Maurice (born 1986), Haitian footballer
• Jonathan Bamba (born 1996), footballer
• Ihsan Sacko (born 1997), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Alfortville is twinned with:

• San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (1989)
• Cantanhede, Portugal (2000)
• Oshakan, Armenia (2001)
• El Biar, Algeria (2011)

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• The below of Alfortville (in French)