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Marne-la-Vallée is a new town located near Paris, France.

Disneyland Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vallée.

Status

Marne-la-Vallée has been gradually built up since the first plans in 1965 and now covers an area of over 15,000 hectares and includes 26 communes, in the départements of Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. Total population (2007) is 282,150.

For administrative purposes, the area has been divided into four sectors:

1. Porte de Paris (one commune in Seine-Saint-Denis: Noisy-le-Grand, and two communes in Val-de-Marne: Bry-sur-Marne and Villiers-sur-Marne)
2. Val Maubuée (six communes in Seine-et-Marne: Champs-sur-Marne, Croissy-Beaubourg, Émerainville, Lognes, Noisiel and Torcy)
3. Val de Bussy (twelve communes in Seine-et-Marne: Bussy-Saint-Georges, Bussy-Saint-Martin, Chanteloup-en-Brie, Collégien, Conches-sur-Gondoire, Ferrières-en-Brie, Gouvernes, Guermantes, Jossigny, Lagny-sur-Marne, Montévrain and Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes)
4. Val d'Europe (five communes in Seine-et-Marne: Bailly-Romainvilliers, Chessy, Coupvray, Magny-le-Hongre and Serris)

Coordinates: 48°51′33″N 2°35′55″E / 48.85917°N 2.59861°E / 48.85917; 2.59861

From Wikitravel

Marne-la-Vallée is a city east of Paris that is part of the conurbation that surrounds the French capital in Île-de-France, a region of France.

Get in

Marne-la-Vallée can be reached from Paris via car, train, or bus.

• Disneyland Resort Paris - The Disney corporation chose this city as the site for their European theme park franchise.