Lognes (French pronunciation: [lɔɲ] ) is a community in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France 20.7 km (12.9 mi) from the center of Paris.

Lognes
The town hall in Lognes
The town hall in Lognes
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Lognes
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Lognes is located in France
Lognes
Lognes
Lognes is located in Île-de-France (region)
Lognes
Lognes
Coordinates: 48°50′10″N 2°37′40″E / 48.836°N 2.6278°E / 48.836; 2.6278
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonChamps-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityCA Paris - Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Nicolas Delaunay[1]
Area
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3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
14,650
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77258 /77185
Elevation70–109 m (230–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The community of Lognes is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 297—    
1975 248−2.54%
1982 1,707+31.73%
1990 12,973+28.85%
1999 14,215+1.02%
2007 14,738+0.45%
2012 14,575−0.22%
2017 14,000−0.80%
Source: INSEE[3]

Ethnicities

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Lognes has the highest proportion of Asians of any town in France, over 40% of the population being of Asian descent, almost exclusively being or having ancestry from the former colonies of French Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) as well as China. Ethnic business districts and community associations serving the Asian population are found throughout the city, in contrast to the circumstances coming from quick assimilation often characteristic of the Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian populations in France.[citation needed]

As of 1998, 26% of the population was Asian.[4]

Transportation

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Lognes is served by Lognes station on Paris RER line A.

Education

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The town has the following primary school groups (preschool and elementary school):[5]

  • Groupe scolaire Le Segrais
  • Groupe scolaire Le Four
  • Groupe scolaire La Maillière
  • Groupe scolaire Le Village
  • Groupe scolaire Le Mandinet

There are two junior high schools, Collège Le Segrais and Collège La Maillière, and one senior high school/sixth-form college, Lycée Emily Brontë.[6]

Lognes has the following tertiary educational institutions:[7]

  • Unité Clinique Ostéopathique ADERO
  • Ecole Supérieure de Management en Alternance
  • Ecole Supérieure de Commerce International
  • RISE Marne la Vallée
  • Polytheig école des hautes études d’information et de gestion

Centre de formation d’apprentis SUP’TG is in Marne-la-Vallée. University of Marne-la-Vallée is in Champs-sur-Marne.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas. Hong Kong University Press, 1 January 1998. ISBN 9622094465, 9789622094468. CITED: p. 198.
  5. ^ "Annuaire des groupes scolaires." Town of Lognes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Enseignement secondaire." Town of Lognes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Enseignement supérieur." Town of Lognes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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