Lagny-sur-Marne

Lagny-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [laɲi syʁ maʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Lagny on Marne) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France 26.1 km (16.2 mi) from the centre of Paris (20 minutes away from the centre of Paris).

Lagny-sur-Marne
Commune
The town hall of Lagny-sur-Marne
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Lagny-sur-Marne
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Coordinates: 48°52′44″N 2°42′27″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Lagny-sur-Marne
Intercommunality	Marne et Gondoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Michel[1]
Area 1	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	21,433
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77243 /77400
Elevation	37–112 m (121–367 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune of Lagny-sur-Marne is part of the Val de Bussy sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

History

From 644, Lagny-sur-Marne was the site of Lagny Abbey, a monastery founded that year, and after its destruction by the Normans refounded about 990. The monastery was seized by the state at the French Revolution and its buildings are used since 1842 as the offices of the municipality.

During the Middle Ages Lagny-sur-Marne was one of the most popular places for tourneys in Northern France. In November 1179 a notable tournament was held by Louis VII of France in honour of the coronation of his son.

In 1170, the young knight Baldwin of Bethune and his lifelong friend, William Marshal were at the court of Henry the Young King.^[3] In 1180 at the great international tournament of Lagny, Baldwin was a knight banneret, leading the Flemish team while William headed the English team.

In 1846, Lagny-sur-Marne annexed the commune of Saint-Denis-du-Port.

Demographics

Inhabitants are called Latignaciens or Laniaques.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,607 —     1800 1,745 +1.18% 1806 1,786 +0.39% 1821 1,753 −0.12% 1831 1,869 +0.64% 1836 2,029 +1.66% 1841 2,212 +1.74% 1846 2,407 +1.70% 1851 2,716 +2.44% 1856 2,817 +0.73% 1861 3,458 +4.19% 1866 3,988 +2.89% 1872 3,999 +0.05% 1876 4,272 +1.66% 1881 4,621 +1.58% 1886 4,990 +1.55% 1891 4,998 +0.03% 1896 5,341 +1.34%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,442 +0.38% 1906 5,560 +0.43% 1911 5,880 +1.13% 1921 6,302 +0.70% 1926 6,936 +1.94% 1931 7,642 +1.96% 1936 8,310 +1.69% 1946 7,960 −0.43% 1954 8,982 +1.52% 1962 11,945 +3.63% 1968 15,743 +4.71% 1975 16,465 +0.64% 1982 17,959 +1.25% 1990 18,643 +0.47% 1999 19,368 +0.42% 2007 20,401 +0.65% 2012 20,328 −0.07% 2017 21,356 +0.99%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Economy

When video game company Titus Interactive was active, its head office was in Lagny-sur-Marne.^[6]

Transport

Lagny-sur-Marne is served by the Lagny – Thorigny station, on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line. The station, although administratively located in neighbouring commune of Thorigny-sur-Marne, is immediately across the river Marne from the centre of Lagny-sur-Marne.

Education

The commune has ten preschools and nine elementary schools.^[7] There are two junior high schools, Collège Les 4 Arpents and Collège Marcel Rivière, as well as one senior high school/sixth-form college, Lycée Van Dongen.^[8]

Twin towns

Lagny-sur-Marne is twinned with Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec in Canada since 1969, and also with Alnwick, Northumberland in the United Kingdom.

Notable residents

• Christopher Jullien (born 1993), footballer
• Paul Pogba (born 1993), footballer
• Christopher Nkunku (born 1997), footballer
• Benjamin Boukpeti (born 1981), Togolese canoeist who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was Togo's first ever Olympic medal.
• Valéry Aubertin (born 1970), the organist and composer, was born in Lagny-sur-Marne
• Édouard Cortès (1882–1969), Post-Impressionist painter
• Salomé Saqué (born 1995), journalist and writer

See also

• France portal

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department