Chelles, Seine-et-Marne

For other places with the same name, see Chelles (disambiguation).

Chelles
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Chelles
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Chelles
Intercommunality	Marne et Chantereine
Mayor	Jean-Paul Planchou (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	36–106 m (118–348 ft)
Land area1	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population2	51,035  (2007)
- Density	3,131 /km2 (8,110 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77108/ 77500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°53′00″N 2°36′00″E / 48.8833°N 2.6000°E / 48.8833; 2.6000

Chelles is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region 18 km (11 mi) from the center of Paris.

The commune of Chelles is part of the Porte de Paris sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

History

Paleolithic artefacts were discovered by chance at Chelles by the pioneering nineteenth-century anthropologist Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet (1821–1898); he named the corresponding cultural stage of the Paleolithic after the commune: «Chellean», nowadays known as «Oldowan».

At the Merovingian villa of Calae the abbey of Notre-Dame-des-Chelles was founded by Balthild, a seventh-century queen of the Franks. It was largely demolished at the time of the French Revolution.

Geography

There are two main streets in Chelles, Avenue Foch and Avenue de la Résistance.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Chellois.

Transport

Chelles is served by Chelles – Gournay station on Paris RER line and on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line.

Avenue de la Résistance

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Chelles (French)
• Map of Chelles on Michelin (English)