Choisy-le-Roi

Choisy-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [ʃwazi lə ʁwa] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France.

Choisy-le-Roi
Commune
The old Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Choisy-le-Roi
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Coordinates: 48°45′47″N 2°24′32″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Canton	Choisy-le-Roi
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Tonino Panetta[1]
Area 1	5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	46,122
• Density	8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	94022 /94600
Elevation	31–49 m (102–161 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1988.^[3]

Geography

Choisy-le-Roi is located 10.7 km (6.6 mi) southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring communes are, from the north and clockwise: Vitry-sur-Seine, Alfortville, Créteil, Valenton, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Orly and Thiais.

Climate

Choisy-le-Roi has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Choisy-le-Roi is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 607.2 mm (23.91 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Choisy-le-Roi was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) on 1 January 1997.

Climate data for Choisy-le-Roi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1988−2021)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	21.2 (70.2)	26.2 (79.2)	29.6 (85.3)	33.3 (91.9)	37.5 (99.5)	41.7 (107.1)	40.5 (104.9)	35.3 (95.5)	28.9 (84.0)	21.0 (69.8)	17.0 (62.6)	41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	8.9 (48.0)	12.8 (55.0)	16.9 (62.4)	20.5 (68.9)	23.8 (74.8)	26.2 (79.2)	26.2 (79.2)	21.9 (71.4)	16.6 (61.9)	11.1 (52.0)	8.1 (46.6)	16.7 (62.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	5.8 (42.4)	8.8 (47.8)	12.1 (53.8)	15.6 (60.1)	18.9 (66.0)	21.0 (69.8)	20.9 (69.6)	17.2 (63.0)	12.9 (55.2)	8.4 (47.1)	5.7 (42.3)	12.7 (54.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	2.7 (36.9)	4.8 (40.6)	7.3 (45.1)	10.7 (51.3)	13.9 (57.0)	15.8 (60.4)	15.6 (60.1)	12.5 (54.5)	9.2 (48.6)	5.6 (42.1)	3.3 (37.9)	8.7 (47.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.5 (11.3)	−9.5 (14.9)	−7.0 (19.4)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.0 (33.8)	6.0 (42.8)	8.0 (46.4)	7.5 (45.5)	4.0 (39.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−7.0 (19.4)	−8.0 (17.6)	−11.5 (11.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	49.5 (1.95)	43.3 (1.70)	43.3 (1.70)	44.7 (1.76)	58.6 (2.31)	54.5 (2.15)	53.0 (2.09)	52.5 (2.07)	43.2 (1.70)	51.6 (2.03)	52.7 (2.07)	60.3 (2.37)	607.2 (23.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.8	9.6	9.7	8.6	9.2	8.4	7.4	7.6	7.5	9.7	10.9	12.1	111.3
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,150 —     1800 990 −2.12% 1806 1,383 +5.73% 1821 1,320 −0.31% 1831 3,055 +8.75% 1836 3,110 +0.36% 1841 3,119 +0.06% 1846 3,612 +2.98% 1851 3,271 −1.96% 1856 3,907 +3.62% 1861 4,648 +3.53% 1866 5,172 +2.16% 1872 5,099 −0.24% 1876 5,821 +3.37% 1881 6,978 +3.69% 1886 7,853 +2.39% 1891 8,449 +1.47% 1896 9,909 +3.24%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 11,607 +3.21% 1906 13,067 +2.40% 1911 15,908 +4.01% 1921 20,309 +2.47% 1926 23,634 +3.08% 1931 27,584 +3.14% 1936 28,476 +0.64% 1946 27,333 −0.41% 1954 31,789 +1.91% 1962 41,522 +3.40% 1968 41,440 −0.03% 1975 38,705 −0.97% 1982 35,476 −1.24% 1990 34,068 −0.50% 1999 34,336 +0.09% 2007 37,165 +0.99% 2012 41,507 +2.23% 2017 45,331 +1.78%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Transport

Choisy-le-Roi is served by Choisy-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Créteil-Pompadour station on Paris RER line D.

Education

Public schools include:^[7]

• Preschools (maternelles): Marcel Cachin, Danièle Casanova, Eugénie Cotton, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc – Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Paul Langevin, Henri Wallon
• Elementary schools: Marcel Cachin, Jean Macé, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc- Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Joliot Curie, Paul Langevin, Nelson Mandela
• Junior high schools (collèges): Émile Zola,^[8] Jules Vallès,^[9] Henri Matisse, College Paul Klee.^[10]
• Senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi,^[11] Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel^[12]

There is a private school serving elementary to senior high school, groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi.^[13]

Personalities

• Louise Bourgeois, artist
• Philippe Di Folco, writer
• Yves Pires, artist
• Zainoul Bah, basketball player
• Davy Dona, karateka
• Jeremy Nzeulie, basketball player
• Madimoussa Traore, footballer
• Suzanne Chaisemartin (1921–2017) organist was born in Choisy-le-Roy
• Hugo Valente, racing driver

International relations

Choisy-le-Roi is twinned with:^[14]

• Đống Đa (Hanoi), Vietnam
• Hennigsdorf, Germany
• Lugo, Italy
• Târnova, Romania

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department