Choisy-le-Roi
Choisy-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [ʃwazi lə ʁwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France.
Choisy-le-Roi | |
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 The town hall of Choisy-le-Roi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Paris and inner ring departments | |
Location of Choisy-le-Roi | |
  Choisy-le-Roi  Choisy-le-Roi | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′47″N 2°24′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | Choisy-le-Roi |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Tonino Panetta[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population | 46,229 |
| • Density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94022 /94600 |
| Elevation | 31–49 m (102–161 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Choisy-le-Roi is located 10.7 km (6.6 mi) southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring communes are, from the north and clockwise: Vitry-sur-Seine, Alfortville, Créteil, Valenton, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Orly and Thiais.
Climate
Choisy-le-Roi has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Choisy-le-Roi is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 607.2 mm (23.91 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Choisy-le-Roi was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) on 1 January 1997.
| Climate data for Choisy-le-Roi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1988−2021) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.5 (1.95) |
43.3 (1.70) |
43.3 (1.70) |
44.7 (1.76) |
58.6 (2.31) |
54.5 (2.15) |
53.0 (2.09) |
52.5 (2.07) |
43.2 (1.70) |
51.6 (2.03) |
52.7 (2.07) |
60.3 (2.37) |
607.2 (23.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 111.3 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
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Transport
Choisy-le-Roi is served by Choisy-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Créteil-Pompadour station on Paris RER line D.
Education
Public schools include:[6]
- Preschools (maternelles): Marcel Cachin, Danièle Casanova, Eugénie Cotton, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc – Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Paul Langevin, Henri Wallon
- Elementary schools: Marcel Cachin, Jean Macé, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc- Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Joliot Curie, Paul Langevin, Nelson Mandela
- Junior high schools (collèges): Émile Zola,[7] Jules Vallès,[8] Henri Matisse, College Paul Klee.[9]
- Senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi,[10] Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel[11]
There is a private school serving elementary to senior high school, groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi.[12]
Personalities
- Louise Bourgeois, artist
- Philippe Di Folco, writer
- Yves Pires, artist
- Zainoul Bah, basketball player
- Davy Dona, karateka
- Jeremy Nzeulie, basketball player
- Madimoussa Traore, footballer
- Suzanne Chaisemartin (1921–2017) organist was born in Choisy-le-Roy
- Hugo Valente, racing driver
International relations
Choisy-le-Roi is twinned with:[13]
Đống Đa (Hanoi), Vietnam
Hennigsdorf, Germany
Lugo, Italy
Târnova, Romania
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Choisy-le-Roi, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "Les établissements scolaires." Choisy-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- Home page. Collège Emile Zola. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- Collège Jules Vallès." Ministry of Education of France. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- Home. Collège Henri Matisse. Collège Paul Klee Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- Home Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- Home. Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- Home. Groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- "Les jumelages". choisyleroi.fr (in French). Choisy-le-Roi. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
External links
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- City Council of Choisy-le-Roi website (in French)
- City Council of Choisy-le-Roi website (in French) (Archive)
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