Clamart
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Commune of Clamart |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Antony |
| Intercommunality | Sud de Seine |
| Mayor | Philippe Kaltenbach (PS) (2001-2007) |
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| Elevation | 64–175 m (210–570 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population2 (2005 [1]) |
49,800 |
| - Density | 5,678 /km² (14,710 /sq mi) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Clamart is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.7 km (5.4 miles) from the center of Paris.
The city is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: bas Clamart, the historical centre, and petit Clamart with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields.
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[edit] Administration
The canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the canton belongs to the commune of Le Plessis-Robinson.
[edit] Transport
Clamart is served by Clamart station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Twinned municipalities
- Lüneburg, Germany since 1975
- Scunthorpe, United Kingdom since 1976
- Majadahonda, Spain since 1988
- Artashat, Armenia since 2003
- Penamacor, Portugal since 2006
[edit] See also
- Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy. Yasser Arafat died in this hospital in 2004.
- Jean Bastien-Thiry and the assassination attempt against Charles de Gaulle on August 22, 1962 at Petit-Clamart.
- Nikolai Berdyaev died here in 1948.
- Hatem Ben Arfa was born here in 1987.
[edit] References
- ^ 2005 estimate, 48,572 at the 1999 census
[edit] External links
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- Official website (in French)
- New residents' welcome website (in French)
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