Tremblay-en-France


Tremblay-en-France is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
More than one-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France, in particular terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. It is the largest, by area, of the so-called petite couronne suburbs of Paris. The corporate head office of Air France lies within Tremblay.

History

Originally called Tremblay-lès-Gonesse, the commune was officially renamed Tremblay-en-France on 20 August 1989.

Heraldry

Transport

The part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport that lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France is served by two stations on Paris RER line : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 and Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV. This last station is an interchange station with TGV national rail lines.
The inhabited area of Tremblay-en-France, however, is served by Vert-Galant station on Paris RER line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Tremblay-en-France and the commune of Villepinte, on the Villepinte side of the border.

Notable residents

's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex, on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France. The complex opened in December 1995. The complex also has the head office of Air France-KLM. Europe Airpost has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune. Servair, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square. Paris Aéroport is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay.
At one point Virgin Express France, a subsidiary of Virgin Express, had its headquarters in Tremblay.

Education

Tremblay-en-France has 12 écoles maternelles, 14 écoles élémentaires, three collèges, and two lycées. The collèges are Descartes, R. Rolland, and P. de Ronsard. The lycées are Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher and Lycée Polyvalent Leonard de Vinci. The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed.

Demography

Notable buildings