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Commune of Montreuil |
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 Boulevard Rouget de Lisle in Montreuil. |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°51′40″N 2°26′37″E / 48.86111°N 2.44361°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Bobigny |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2009 |
| Mayor | Dominique
Voynet (Green) (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 52–117 m (170–380 ft) (avg. 70 m/230 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 101,587 (1 January 2006) |
| - Density | 11,389 /km2 (29,500 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93048/ 93100 |
| 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. | |
Montreuil (sometimes unofficially called Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km (4.1 mi) from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt and Argenteuil). Montreuil is located near the Bois de Vincennes park.
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The name Montreuil was recorded for the first time in a royal edict of 722 as Monasteriolum, meaning "little monastery" in Medieval Latin. The settlement of Montreuil started as a group of houses built around this small monastery.
This city sheltered under the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XVI the "Peach Walls" which provided the royal court with the fruits. Later it sheltered the Lumière brothers and George Méliès in their workshops located in lower Montreuil.
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, the commune of Charonne was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Montreuil, and Bagnolet. Montreuil received a small part of the territory of Charonne.
Today Montreuil is divided into several districts:
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the arms of Montreuil are blazoned : |
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The mayor of Montreuil is the Green Senator Dominique Voynet, who was elected on the second round of 2008 municipal elections, defeating the former ex-Communist mayor Jean-Pierre Brard.
Since 1984, the mayor of Montreuil had been Jean-Pierre Brard, a colourful ex-Communist who left few indifferent. His supporters point to the large amounts of good quality social housing and an active cultural policy. His critics point to harsh treatment of travellers and Roms, and a tendency to control all kinds of voluntary organizations around the city.
He caused particular controversy in 2004 and 2005 by his wishing to go further than the law banning ostentatious religious symbols in schools. He tried, with some success, to ban mothers wearing headscarves from accompanying school outings for example.
He has always been interested in fighting against what he terms "sects", but has also surrounded himself with some supporters who are very extreme in their opposition to the influence of religions.
The city is divided into three cantons :
Montreuil is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 9: Robespierre, Croix de Chavaux, and Mairie de Montreuil.
Montreuil is a town in the east suburbs of Paris, France. Montreuil is located near the Bois de Vincennes park in the Île-de-France region and the Seine-Saint-Denis department. Its population is around 91,000 (1999). It is the third most populated suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt and Argenteuil).
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