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Trappes

Commune in Île-de-France, France


Commune in Île-de-France, France

FieldValue
nameTrappes
commune statusCommune
imageTrappes Mairie.JPG
captionThe Hôtel de Ville
map size270px
image coat of armsBlason ville fr Trappes (Yvelines).svg
adjustable mapTrappes_map.png
map captionLocation (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
coordinates
arrondissementVersailles
cantonTrappes
INSEE78621
postal code78190
mayorAli Rabeh
partyG.s
term2021–2026
intercommunalitySaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
elevation min m143
elevation max m174
area km213.47
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Trappes (Yvelines).svg

Trappes () 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 from the centre of Paris, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2000.

Transport

Trappes is served by Trappes station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines.

Demographics

|graph-pos = bottom | 1793| 561 | 1800| 616 | 1806| 584 | 1821| 638 | 1831| 718 | 1836| 739 | 1841| 799 | 1846| 809 | 1851| 910 | 1856| 830 | 1861| 774 | 1866| 812 | 1872| 918 | 1876| 976 | 1881| 986 | 1886| 1069 | 1891| 965 | 1896| 1086 | 1901| 1114 | 1906| 1096 | 1911| 1270 | 1921| 1352 | 1926| 1641 | 1931| 2604 | 1936| 3419 | 1946| 3216 | 1954| 4885 | 1962| 9643 | 1968| 16799 | 1975| 22895 | 1982| 29763 | 1990| 30878 | 1999| 28812 |2009 |28638 |2014 |31854 |2020 |33419 |access-date= 20 December 2023

Crime

The suburb is known for gang violence and poverty. 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. According to the French government, 67 people from Trappes have joined the Islamic State, and others have carried out attacks inside France.

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). 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.

Education

There are 36 municipal preschools and primary schools in Trappes.

The community has three junior high schools:

  • Collège Le Village
  • Collège Gustave Courbet
  • Collège Youri-Gagarine

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:

  • Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot
  • Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse
  • Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle

Climate

|Jan record high C = 16.0 |Feb record high C = 20.3 |Mar record high C = 24.7 |Apr record high C = 28.0 |May record high C = 30.9 |Jun record high C = 36.0 |Jul record high C = 40.6 |Aug record high C = 39.1 |Sep record high C = 34.6 |Oct record high C = 29.0 |Nov record high C = 21.0 |Dec record high C = 16.8 |year record high C = 40.6 |Jan record low C = -15.8 |Feb record low C = -15.6 |Mar record low C = -10.5 |Apr record low C = -4.1 |May record low C = -1.2 |Jun record low C = 0.1 |Jul record low C = 2.0 |Aug record low C = 4.0 |Sep record low C = -0.5 |Oct record low C = -5.2 |Nov record low C = -8.9 |Dec record low C = -14.3 |year record low C = -15.8

Notable people==

  • 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

Freedom of Trappes/Honorary Citizens of Trappes

  • Rolland Beardmore

Twin towns – sister cities

Trappes is twinned with:

  • ITA Castiglione del Lago, Italy (1971)
  • ENG Congleton, England, United Kingdom (1962)
  • CZE Kopřivnice, Czech Republic (1970)

References

References

  1. (6 June 2023). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. (29 October 1998). "Trappes Un nouvel hôtel de ville en 2000". Le Moniteur.
  3. {{Cassini-Ehess. 38001. Trappes
  4. (23 August 2018). "Knifeman 'kills relatives' in Paris suburb".
  5. Onishi, Norimitsu. (8 June 2021). "Le maire, le prof et un 'territoire perdu de la République'".
  6. "Trouble in Trappes". [[The Economist]].
  7. (23 August 2018). "Man on Terror Watch List Kills Relatives Near Paris, Officials Say".
  8. "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires".
  9. "Collèges, lycées et études supérieures & professionnelles".
  10. "Normals and records for Trappes (78)". [[Meteociel]].
  11. (9 November 1979). "FRENCH
    HONOUR
    FOR
    Ex-MAYOR"
    . [[Evening Sentinel]].
  12. "Les jumelages". Trappes.
  13. (20 July 2013). "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun.
  14. (21 July 2013). "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". [[BBC News]].
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