Gonesse
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Commune of Gonesse |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Gonesse (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2008 |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Blazy (2001-...-2014) |
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| Land area¹ | 20.09 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
26,400 24,721 |
| - Density | 1,314/km² (2005) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 95280/ 95190 |
| 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. | |
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Gonesse is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km. (10.2 miles) from the centre of Paris.
It is located immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
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[edit] History
- King Philip Augustus was born here on 21 August 1165.
- On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic airliner crashed in Gonesse.
[edit] Transport
Gonesse is served neither by the Paris Métro, RER, nor the suburban rail network. The closest station to Gonesse is Villiers-le-Bel – Gonesse – Arnouville station on Paris RER line D. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of Arnouville-lès-Gonesse, 2.6 km.(1.6 miles) from Gonesse town centre.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the population was 24,721.
The estimate for 2005 was 26,100.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Gonesse website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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