Vaires-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [vɛːʁ syʁ maʁn] ⓘ; lit. ''Vaires-on-Marne') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France.
Vaires-sur-Marne is at the western end of the LGV Est high-speed railway, reaching Vendenheim (near Strasbourg) in the east. Vaires–Torcy station has rail connections to Meaux and Paris. It was spectacularly blown up in John Frankenheimer's 1964 film The Train.
It is one of the venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Vaires-sur-Marne are called Vairois (masculne) and Vairoises (feminine) in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,455 | — |
| 1975 | 10,019 | +2.45% |
| 1982 | 10,812 | +1.09% |
| 1990 | 11,194 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 11,772 | +0.56% |
| 2007 | 11,765 | −0.01% |
| 2012 | 13,273 | +2.44% |
| 2017 | 13,327 | +0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
External links
- Official site (in French)
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