Gournay-sur-Marne

Gournay-sur-Marne
The 17th-century Château de Gournay-sur-Marne has been the town hall since 1925 and a monument historique since 1945.
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Gournay-sur-Marne
Gournay-sur-Marne
Gournay-sur-Marne
Coordinates: 48°51′38″N 2°34′38″E / 48.8606°N 2.5772°E / 48.8606; 2.5772
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementLe Raincy
CantonNoisy-le-Grand
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Schlegel[1]
Area
1
1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
7,320
 • Density4,360/km2 (11,300/sq mi)
DemonymGournaysiens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
Websitewww.ville-gournay-sur-marne.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gournay-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁnɛ syʁ maʁn] ; lit. 'Gournay-on-Marne') or simply Gournay is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the centre of Paris, in Seine-Saint-Denis on the departmental border with Seine-et-Marne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,922—    
1975 4,285+1.27%
1982 4,220−0.22%
1990 5,486+3.33%
1999 5,925+0.86%
2007 6,196+0.56%
2012 6,574+1.19%
2017 6,869+0.88%
Source: INSEE[3]

Heraldry


The arms of Gournay-sur-Marne are blazoned :
Azure, a 3 arched bridge Or masoned sable, between 2 fleurs de lys Or and on a base engrailed (river) argent, a fish azure; overall on an inescutcheon argent, 2 bends azure.
motto: Per fontem ad fortunam (spring to fortune)

Transport

Gournay-sur-Marne is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Gournay-sur-Marne is Chelles – Gournay station on Paris RER line E and on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Chelles, 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the town center of Gournay-sur-Marne.

Education

The commune has two schools, École maternelle du château,[4] and École élémentaire "Les pâquerettes".[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "École maternelle du château." Gournay-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "École élémentaire "Les pâquerettes"." Gournay-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.