Composition communale de Marne-la-Vallée (fin 2013)

Marne-la-Vallée () is a new town located near

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, Walt Disney Studios Park,

Val d'Europe Val d'Europe (; lit. ''Valley of Europe'') is the eastmost part of the new town of Marne-la-Vallée, located around to the east of Paris, France. The Walt Disney Company created the town near Disneyland Paris resort. The final area of the district ...

, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, ESIEE Paris, and

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are located in Marne-la-Vallée.

Status

Marne-la-Vallée has been gradually built up since the first plans in 1965 and now covers an area of over and includes 31

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and Val-de-Marne. Total population (2007) is 282,150. For administrative purposes, the area has been divided into four sectors:

Demographics

As of 1990 fewer than 10,000 persons of East/Southeast Asian origin resided in six communes of Marne-la-Vallée. 26% of the population of

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was Asian, and other percentages were 8% in

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, 5-6% in

Noisy-le-Grand Noisy-le-Grand () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. The commune of Noisy-le-Grand is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée ...

, and 5-6% in Torcy. In 1982 there were 6,000 Asians in Marne-la-Vallée, making up 3-4% of the area's population. In 1987 the number increased to 9,000.Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). ''The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas''.

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Economy

Education

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In popular culture

Louise, the main character in Éric Rohmer's 1984 film '' Full Moon in Paris'', shares an apartment with her partner Rémi in Marne-la-Vallée.

Notes

References

External links

Official Site
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