Vaires-sur-Marne

Vaires-sur-Marne
Commune
The town hall of Vaires-sur-Marne
The town hall of Vaires-sur-Marne
Coat of arms of Vaires-sur-Marne
Coat of arms
Location of Vaires-sur-Marne
Location of Vaires-sur-Marne
Vaires-sur-Marne is located in France
Vaires-sur-Marne
Vaires-sur-Marne
Vaires-sur-Marne is located in Île-de-France (region)
Vaires-sur-Marne
Vaires-sur-Marne
Coordinates: 48°52′00″N 2°39′00″E / 48.8667°N 2.65°E / 48.8667; 2.65
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonVilleparisis
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edmonde Jardin[1]
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
13,931
 • Density2,310/km2 (5,990/sq mi)
DemonymVairois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77479 /77360
Elevation38–52 m (125–171 ft)
Websitewww.vairessurmarne.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vaires-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [vɛːʁ syʁ maʁn] ⓘ; lit. ''Vaires-on-Marne') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France.

Vaires-sur-Marne is at the western end of the LGV Est high-speed railway, reaching Vendenheim (near Strasbourg) in the east. Vaires–Torcy station has rail connections to Meaux and Paris. It was spectacularly blown up in John Frankenheimer's 1964 film The Train.

It was one of the venues for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]

Demographics

Inhabitants of Vaires-sur-Marne are called Vairois (masculine) and Vairoises (feminine) in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,455—    
1975 10,019+2.45%
1982 10,812+1.09%
1990 11,194+0.43%
1999 11,772+0.56%
2007 11,765−0.01%
2012 13,273+2.44%
2017 13,327+0.08%
2023 13,931+0.74%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. ^ "Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - Paris2024 Pressroom". press.paris2024.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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