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Alfortville
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| Commune of Alfortville | |
| Location | |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons: Alfortville-Nord Alfortville-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Centrale du Val-de-Marne |
| Mayor | René Rouquet (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 27 m–37 m (avg. 32 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3.67 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
42,800 36,232 |
| - Density (2005) | 11,662/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94002/ 94140 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Alfortville is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km. (4.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
The commune of Alfortville was created on April 1, 1885 by detaching its territory from the commune of Maisons-Alfort.
Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.
Alfortville is twinned with:
- San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy since 1989
- Cantanhede, Portugal since 2000
- Oshakan, Armenia since 2001
There is also a twinning convention with the Armenian region of Ashtarak since 1993.
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