Neuilly-Plaisance

Neuilly-Plaisance
Paris and inner ring departments
Location within Île-de-France region  Neuilly-Plaisance
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Canton	Neuilly-Plaisance
Mayor	Christian Demuynck
Statistics
Elevation	37–117 m (121–384 ft) (avg. 48 m/157 ft)
Land area1	3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population2	20,354  (2006)
- Density	5,951 /km2 (15,410 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	93049/ 93360
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°51′43″N 2°30′23″E / 48.8619°N 2.5064°E / 48.8619; 2.5064

Neuilly-Plaisance is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.8 km (7.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

• The commune of Neuilly-Plaisance was created on 13 April 1892 by detaching its territory from the commune of Neuilly-sur-Marne.

• Here was the first community of Emmaus in 1949

Heraldry

The arms of Neuilly-Plaisance are blazoned : Azure, an eagle displayed argent maintaining in dextre talon a laurel branch palewise or, and on an inescutcheon overall argent, a fess wavy azure and in chief a Latin cross gules between 2 crescents inverted vert. (the base arms are those of LE RAGOIS de BRETONVILLIERS, the superimposed ones of FOULQUES de Neuilly.

Transport

Neuilly-Plaisance is served by Neuilly-Plaisance station on Paris RER line .

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• Montgomery, Ohio, USA Sister city of Neuilly-Plaisance