Clamart
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Commune of Clamart |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Antony |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Sud de Seine |
| Mayor | Philippe Kaltenbach (PS) (2001-2007) |
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| Land area¹ | 8.77 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
49,800 48,572 |
| - Density | 5,678/km² (2005) |
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| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Clamart is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.7 km (5.4 miles) from the center of Paris.
The city is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: bas Clamart, the historical centre, and petit Clamart with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields.
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[edit] Administration
The canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the canton belongs to the commune of Le Plessis-Robinson.
[edit] Transport
Clamart is served by Clamart station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.
[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Twinned municipalities
- Lüneburg, Germany since 1975
- Scunthorpe, United Kingdom since 1976
- Majadahonda, Spain since 1988
- Artashat, Armenia since 2003
- Penamacor, Portugal since 2006
[edit] See also
- Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy. Yasser Arafat died in this hospital in 2004.
- Jean Bastien-Thiry and the assassination attempt against Charles de Gaulle on August 22, 1962 at Petit-Clamart.
- Nikolai Berdyaev died here in 1948.
[edit] External links
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- Official website (in French)
- New residents' welcome website (in French)
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