Chessy
Commune
The town hall in Chessy
The town hall in Chessy
Coat of arms of Chessy
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Chessy
Map
Chessy is located in France
Chessy
Chessy
Chessy is located in Île-de-France (region)
Chessy
Chessy
Coordinates: 48°52′50″N 2°45′52″E / 48.8806°N 2.7644°E / 48.8806; 2.7644
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonSerris
IntercommunalityVal d'Europe Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Bourjot[1]
Area
1
5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,875
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77111 /77700
Elevation37–130 m (121–427 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chessy (French pronunciation: [ʃɛsi] ⓘ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

Chessy is famous as the location of Disneyland Paris, which lies for the most part on the territory of the commune of Chessy.

Chessy is located in Val d'Europe, the fastest growing sector in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

Demographics

A village of only 760 inhabitants in 1982, Chessy was since then absorbed by the suburbs of Paris, and due to strong demographic growth the population reached 3,438 in 2007. The population of Chessy reached 6,304 in 2019.[3]

The inhabitants are called Cassassiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 462—    
1975 582+3.35%
1982 760+3.89%
1990 1,124+5.01%
1999 1,667+4.48%
2007 3,438+9.47%
2012 4,517+5.61%
2017 5,633+4.51%
2019 6,304+5.79%
Source: INSEE[4][3]

Transport

Chessy is served by two stations on Paris RER line RER A:

Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy station is also served by high speed trains towards Lille, Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux.

Education

Three preschool and elementary schools, L'école maternelle et élémentaire Cornélius, L'école maternelle et élémentaire Gaïus, and L'école maternelle et élémentaire Tournesol, are in Chessy.[5]

There is a junior high school in Chessy, Collège Le vieux Chêne. Nearby is the Collège Jacqueline de Romilly in Magny-le-Hongre.[6]

Senior high schools in the surrounding area include Lycée Emilie Brontë in Lognes, Lycée Emilie du Châtelet in Serris, Lycée Pierre de Coubertin in Meaux, Lycée Martin Luther King in Bussy-Saint-Georges, Lycée René Cassin in Noisiel, and Lycée Van Dongen in Lagny-sur-Marne. Vocational high schools in the surrounding area include Emilie du Châtelet, Lycée technique Pierre de Coubertin, LEP Auguste Perdonnet in Thorigny-sur-Marne, LEP Charles Baudelaire in Meaux, and LEP Louis Lumière in Chelles.[6]

Politics

Chessy is a part of Seine-et-Marne's 8th constituency.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Populations légales 2019: 77 Seine-et-Marne, INSEE
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Ecoles maternelles et primaires." Chessy. Retrieved on 3 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Enseignement secondaire." Chessy. Retrieved on 3 September 2016.

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