Saint-Mandé is a commune of the Val-de-Marne
département, and of the Île-de-France
région (in the eastern suburbs of Paris
), France
. It
is located . (3.3 miles) from the
center
of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated
municipalities in
Europe.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing
neighboring communes.
On that occasion, about two-third of the
commune of Saint-Mandé was annexed to Paris, and forms now the
neighborhoods of Bel-Air and
Picpus, in the 12th arrondissement
of Paris.
In 1929,
the commune of Saint-Mandé lost one-quarter of its territory when
the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes
, a small part of which belonged to Saint-Mandé,
leaving Saint-Mandé as a small rump commune after the territorial
losses of 1860 and 1929.
Famous people of Saint-Mandé
- Georges Courteline writer and
lampoonist;
- Armand Carrel, political writer,
who died here in a duel;
- Maurice Boitel, painter;
- Juliette Drouet, mistress of
Victor Hugo;
- Georges Guynemer, aviator;
- Charles Nungesser,
aviator;
- Claudette Colbert, actress,
native of Saint-Mandé
- Charles Berling, actor, native
of Saint-Mandé
Transport
Saint-Mandé is served by Saint-Mandé
station on Paris
Métro Line 1.
Miscellaneous
Saint-Mandé is twinned with:
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