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Trappes
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Trappes
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Trappes
Map
Trappes is located in France
Trappes
Trappes
Trappes is located in Île-de-France (region)
Trappes
Trappes
Coordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E / 48.7775°N 2.0025°E / 48.7775; 2.0025
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementVersailles
CantonTrappes
IntercommunalitySaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Ali Rabeh[1] (G.s)
Area
1
13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
33,717
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78621 /78190
Elevation143–174 m (469–571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Trappes (French: [tʁap] ⓘ) 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 (16.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport

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

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793561—    
1800616+9.8%
1806584−5.2%
1821638+9.2%
1831718+12.5%
1836739+2.9%
1841799+8.1%
1846809+1.3%
1851910+12.5%
1856830−8.8%
1861774−6.7%
1866812+4.9%
1872918+13.1%
1876976+6.3%
1881986+1.0%
18861,069+8.4%
1891965−9.7%
18961,086+12.5%
YearPop.±%
19011,114+2.6%
19061,096−1.6%
19111,270+15.9%
19211,352+6.5%
19261,641+21.4%
19312,604+58.7%
19363,419+31.3%
19463,216−5.9%
19544,885+51.9%
19629,643+97.4%
196816,799+74.2%
197522,895+36.3%
198229,763+30.0%
199030,878+3.7%
199928,812−6.7%
2009 28,638−0.6%
2014 31,854+11.2%
2020 33,419+4.9%
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From the year 1962 on: population without double counting
Source: Cassini[3] and INSEE[4]

Crime

The suburb is known for gang violence and poverty.[5] 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.[5][6] According to the French government, 67 people from Trappes have joined the Islamic State, and others have carried out attacks inside France.[citation needed]

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).[7][8][9] 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.[10]

Education

There are 36 municipal preschools and primary schools in Trappes.[11]

The community has three junior high schools:[12]

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[12]

Climate

Climate data for Trappes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		28.0
(82.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		40.6
(105.1) 		39.1
(102.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		7.6
(45.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		20.5
(68.9) 		15.7
(60.3) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		15.2
(59.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3) 		1.3
(34.3) 		3.6
(38.5) 		5.5
(41.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		8.2
(46.8) 		4.3
(39.7) 		2.0
(35.6) 		7.2
(45.0)
Record low °C (°F) −15.8
(3.6) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		0.1
(32.2) 		2.0
(35.6) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−14.3
(6.3) 		−15.8
(3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.4
(2.34) 		50.0
(1.97) 		53.7
(2.11) 		54.9
(2.16) 		63.9
(2.52) 		53.7
(2.11) 		61.7
(2.43) 		53.7
(2.11) 		51.4
(2.02) 		68.8
(2.71) 		57.1
(2.25) 		65.9
(2.59) 		694.2
(27.33)
Average precipitation days 11.1 10.1 10.9 9.6 10.6 8.6 8.3 7.8 8.3 10.4 10.9 11.7 118.5
Average relative humidity (%) 89 84 79 75 76 76 75 76 81 86 89 89 81.3
Source 1: Météo France[13][14]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity, 1961–1990)[15]

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Trappes is twinned with:[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Trappes, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ "Population en historique depuis 1968". INSEE. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Knifeman 'kills relatives' in Paris suburb". 23 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (8 June 2021). "Le maire, le prof et un 'territoire perdu de la République'". The New York Times (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun. Reuters. 20 July 2013.
  8. ^ "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Trouble in Trappes". The Economist.
  10. ^ "Man on Terror Watch List Kills Relatives Near Paris, Officials Say". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires". Ville de Trappes-en-Yvelines.
  12. ^ a b "Collèges, lycées et études supérieures & professionnelles". Ville de Trappes-en-Yvelines.
  13. ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Trappes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  14. ^ "Climat Île-de-France" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  15. ^ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Trappes (78) - altitude 167m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  16. ^ "Les jumelages" (in French). Trappes. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

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