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Créteil

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Also known as Creteil

thumb|Saint-Christophe Church, Créteil

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Créteil is a city and commune in France, situated in the Île-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the Val-de-Marne department, the arrondissement of Créteil, and the cantons of Créteil-1 and Créteil-2. The city has a population of 93,397 and covers an area of 11.46 square kilometers. Its head of government is Laurent Cathala.

The municipality borders Maisons-Alfort, Alfortville, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and Limeil-Brévannes. It is located near the Marne river and stands at an elevation of 75 meters above sea level. Créteil has twinned administrative relationships with Salzgitter, Les Abymes, Falkirk, and Mataró. The postal code for the city is 94000.

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Place details

Locality
Créteil
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
84,833
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

39US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.6 µg/m³
PM10
13.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Créteil
French commune.commune status
Prefecture and commune
French commune.image
Vue aérienne du lac de Créteil.jpg
French commune.caption
Aerial view of Créteil, centered on the Lac de Créteil
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Créteil (Val-de-Marne).svg
French commune.map
Créteil_map.svg
French commune.map caption
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
French commune.arrondissement
Créteil
French commune.canton
2 cantons
French commune.INSEE
94028
French commune.postal code
94000
French commune.mayor
Laurent Cathala
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Grand Paris
French commune.elevation m
63
French commune.elevation min m
31
French commune.elevation max m
74
French commune.area km2
11.43

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Créteil
Country
France
Located in
Grand Paris
Population
93397
Area
11.46
Elevation
40
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Marne
Head of government
Laurent Cathala
Shares border with
Choisy-le-Roi
Official website
www.ville-creteil.fr
Image
Vue aérienne du lac de Créteil.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Loulé
Commons category
Créteil
topic's main category
Category:Créteil
category for people born here
Category:Births in Créteil
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Créteil
postal code
94000
Commons gallery
Créteil
category of associated people
Category:People from Créteil
native label
Créteil
male population
42680
female population
47925
phone number
+33-1-49-80-92-94
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • The lake
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Immigration
  • Health
  • Education
  • Primary and secondary schools
  • Universities
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Saint-Christophe Church, Créteil

Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the préfecture (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Créteil. The city is also the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese, and of one of France's 30 nationwide académies (districts) of the Ministry of National Education.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Créteil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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