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Trappes (French: [tʁap] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is a banlieue located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Trappes | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Trappes  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E / 48.7775°N 2.0025°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Versailles |
| Canton | Trappes |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Ali Rabeh[1] (G.s) |
| Area 1 | 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 33,717 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78621 /78190 |
| Elevation | 143–174 m (469–571 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Transport
editTrappes is served by Trappes station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines.
Demographics
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Crime
editThe suburb is known for gang violence and poverty.[5] It also has Islamists among its large Muslim population, with 70 local people suspected of having left France to fight for the Islamic State, according to several sources.[5][6] According to the French government, 67 people from Trappes have joined the Islamic State, and others have carried out attacks inside France.[citation needed]
In July 2013, Trappes police station was attacked by a mob of French Muslims in response to the arrest of a man who had assaulted a police officer during an identity check on his entirely veiled wife (face covering is illegal in France).[7][8][9] A man on the terrorism watch list of the French police, killed his mother and sister with a knife in Trappes on August 23, 2018. Amaq News Agency claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State. However, French interior minister Gérard Collomb stated he was a man with mental health issues, rather than someone inspired by the organisation.[10]
Education
editThere are 36 municipal preschools and primary schools in Trappes.[11]
The community has three junior high schools:[12]
- Collège Le Village
- Collège Gustave Courbet
- Collège Youri-Gagarine
Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[12]
- Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot
- Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse
- Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle
Climate
edit| Climate data for Trappes (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.2 (2.21) |
49.9 (1.96) |
50.1 (1.97) |
49.9 (1.96) |
66.0 (2.60) |
57.0 (2.24) |
56.3 (2.22) |
56.1 (2.21) |
49.8 (1.96) |
61.8 (2.43) |
61.2 (2.41) |
72.0 (2.83) |
686.3 (27.02) |
| Average precipitation days | 11.0 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 116.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 57.0 | 80.6 | 133.7 | 175.8 | 201.7 | 209.6 | 222.3 | 216.3 | 176.9 | 116.8 | 67.6 | 55.3 | 1,713.8 |
| Source: Météo France[13][14] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Nicolas Anelka, footballer
- Odile Bailleux, organist and harpsichordist
- Eddy Ben Arous, rugby player
- Barbara Cabrita, actress
- Jamel Debbouze, comedian and actor
- La Fouine, rapper
- Massadio Haïdara, footballer
- Kevin Harley, basketball player
- Cyril Paglino, entrepreneur
- Linda Pradel, handball player
- Shy'm, singer
- Omar Sy, comedian and actor
Twin towns – sister cities
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Castiglione del Lago, Italy (1971)
Congleton, England, United Kingdom (1962)
Kopřivnice, Czech Republic (1970)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Trappes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Population en historique depuis 1968". INSEE. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Knifeman 'kills relatives' in Paris suburb". 23 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (8 June 2021). "Le maire, le prof et un 'territoire perdu de la République'". The New York Times (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun. Reuters. 20 July 2013.
- ^ "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Trouble in Trappes". The Economist.
- ^ "Man on Terror Watch List Kills Relatives Near Paris, Officials Say". The New York Times.
- ^ "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires". Ville de Trappes-en-Yvelines.
- ^ a b "Collèges, lycées et études supérieures & professionnelles". Ville de Trappes-en-Yvelines.
- ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Troyes" (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Climat Champagne-Ardenne" (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Les jumelages" (in French). Trappes. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
External links
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- Official website (in French)