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Montreuil

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Also known as Montreuil-sous-Bois

commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, France

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Montreuil is a commune of France located in the Seine-Saint-Denis department within the Île-de-France region. It shares borders with Paris, Bagnolet, Noisy-le-Sec, and Romainville. The town serves as the capital for the cantons of Montreuil-1, Montreuil-2, Montreuil-Nord, and Montreuil-Ouest. Its official name is Montreuil, and it has an area of 8.92 square kilometers.

The population of Montreuil is recorded as 111,934, comprising 54,130 males and 55,767 females. Another source lists the population as 111,240. The earliest written record of the place dates to 722. The head of government is Dominique Voynet. Montreuil is twinned with Cottbus, Hải Dương, Diadema, and Changchun. It is described by the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality
Montreuil
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
111,240
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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40US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.2 µg/m³
PM10
10.1 µg/m³
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Travel guide

Understand

Montreuil's moniker of sur-Mer hints at its past status as a port town. While it has never been on the seafront, the river Canche was wider and deeper until the late Middle Ages, permitting seagoing vessels to use Montreuil as a harbour. After this period, the Canche silted up and Montreuil became fully landlocked. The river's port is now further downstream at Étaples.

Do

Walk along the ramparts that surround the town. There is no fence or other protective barrier along the edge of the ramparts, so this walk is best done when it is light and not after a few glasses of wine. Explore the cobbled streets and squares within the town.

Buy

Shops are located around the market square, Place de General de Gaulle. Market on Saturday.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

Montreuil ( French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ), also known unofficially as Montreuil-sous-Bois (pronounced [mɔ̃tʁœj su bwa]), is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km (4.1 mi) from the centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the Métropole du Grand Paris. With a population of about 112,000, Montreuil is the third most populous suburb of Paris after Saint-Denis and Boulogne-Billancourt. It is located north of Paris's Bois de Vincennes (in the 12th arrondissement), on the border with Val-de-Marne.

Name

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montreuil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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