Choisy-le-Roi
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
Choisy-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [ʃwazi lə ʁwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France.
Geography
Choisy-le-Roi is located 10.7 km (6.6 mi) southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring communes are, from the north and clockwise: Vitry-sur-Seine, Alfortville, Créteil, Valenton, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Orly and Thiais.
Climate
Choisy-le-Roi has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Choisy-le-Roi is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 607.2 mm (23.91 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Choisy-le-Roi was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) on 1 January 1997.
Climate data for Choisy-le-Roi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1988−2021) | |||||||||||||
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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) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.6 (85.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 37.5 (99.5) | 41.7 (107.1) | 40.5 (104.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 41.7 (107.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 16.7 (62.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 12.7 (54.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.7 (47.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | −7.0 (19.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.0 (19.4) | −8.0 (17.6) | −11.5 (11.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.5 (1.95) | 43.3 (1.70) | 43.3 (1.70) | 44.7 (1.76) | 58.6 (2.31) | 54.5 (2.15) | 53.0 (2.09) | 52.5 (2.07) | 43.2 (1.70) | 51.6 (2.03) | 52.7 (2.07) | 60.3 (2.37) | 607.2 (23.91) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 111.3 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
Population
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Transport
Choisy-le-Roi is served by Choisy-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Créteil-Pompadour station on Paris RER line D.
Education
Public schools include:[6]
- Preschools (maternelles): Marcel Cachin, Danièle Casanova, Eugénie Cotton, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc – Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Paul Langevin, Henri Wallon
- Elementary schools: Marcel Cachin, Jean Macé, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc- Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Joliot Curie, Paul Langevin, Nelson Mandela
- Junior high schools (collèges): Émile Zola,[7] Jules Vallès,[8] Henri Matisse, College Paul Klee.[9]
- Senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi,[10] Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel[11]
There is a private school serving elementary to senior high school, groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi.[12]
Personalities
- Louise Bourgeois, artist
- Philippe Di Folco, writer
- Yves Pires, artist
- Zainoul Bah, basketball player
- Davy Dona, karateka
- Jeremy Nzeulie, basketball player
- Madimoussa Traore, footballer
- Suzanne Chaisemartin (1921–2017) organist was born in Choisy-le-Roy
- Hugo Valente, racing driver
International relations
Choisy-le-Roi is twinned with:[13]
- Đống Đa (Hanoi), Vietnam
- Hennigsdorf, Germany
- Lugo, Italy
- Târnova, Romania
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Choisy-le-Roi, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les établissements scolaires." Choisy-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ Home page. Collège Emile Zola. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ Collège Jules Vallès." Ministry of Education of France. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Henri Matisse. Collège Paul Klee Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ Home Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ Home. Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ Home. Groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Les jumelages". choisyleroi.fr (in French). Choisy-le-Roi. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
External links
- City Council of Choisy-le-Roi website (in French)
- City Council of Choisy-le-Roi website (in French) (Archive)
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