Trappes

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.

Trappes
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Trappes
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Coordinates: 48°46′39″N 2°00′09″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Versailles
Canton	Trappes
Intercommunality	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Ali Rabeh[1] (G.s)
Area 1	13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	34,276
• Density	2,545/km2 (6,591/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78621 /78190
Elevation	143–174 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.

Transport

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 561 —     1800 616 +9.8% 1806 584 −5.2% 1821 638 +9.2% 1831 718 +12.5% 1836 739 +2.9% 1841 799 +8.1% 1846 809 +1.3% 1851 910 +12.5% 1856 830 −8.8% 1861 774 −6.7% 1866 812 +4.9% 1872 918 +13.1% 1876 976 +6.3% 1881 986 +1.0% 1886 1,069 +8.4% 1891 965 −9.7% 1896 1,086 +12.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,114 +2.6% 1906 1,096 −1.6% 1911 1,270 +15.9% 1921 1,352 +6.5% 1926 1,641 +21.4% 1931 2,604 +58.7% 1936 3,419 +31.3% 1946 3,216 −5.9% 1954 4,885 +51.9% 1962 9,643 +97.4% 1968 16,799 +74.2% 1975 22,895 +36.3% 1982 29,763 +30.0% 1990 30,878 +3.7% 1999 28,812 −6.7% 2009 28,638 −0.6% 2014 31,854 +11.2% 2020 33,419 +4.9%
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]

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

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:^[12]

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

Climate

Climate data for Trappes (1991–2020 averages)
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)	6.8 (44.2)	8.0 (46.4)	11.9 (53.4)	15.4 (59.7)	18.8 (65.8)	22.1 (71.8)	24.6 (76.3)	24.6 (76.3)	20.7 (69.3)	15.8 (60.4)	10.4 (50.7)	7.2 (45.0)	15.5 (59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	4.9 (40.8)	7.9 (46.2)	10.7 (51.3)	14.1 (57.4)	17.3 (63.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.4 (66.9)	16.0 (60.8)	12.2 (54.0)	7.6 (45.7)	4.8 (40.6)	11.6 (52.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	1.8 (35.2)	3.9 (39.0)	6.0 (42.8)	9.4 (48.9)	12.5 (54.5)	14.4 (57.9)	14.2 (57.6)	11.3 (52.3)	8.5 (47.3)	4.8 (40.6)	2.4 (36.3)	7.6 (45.7)
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)	56.2 (2.21)	49.9 (1.96)	50.1 (1.97)	49.9 (1.96)	66.0 (2.60)	57.0 (2.24)	56.3 (2.22)	56.1 (2.21)	49.8 (1.96)	61.8 (2.43)	61.2 (2.41)	72.0 (2.83)	686.3 (27.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.0	10.4	9.8	8.7	9.7	8.7	7.9	8.4	7.9	10.6	11.4	12.2	116.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	57.0	80.6	133.7	175.8	201.7	209.6	222.3	216.3	176.9	116.8	67.6	55.3	1,713.8
Source: Meteociel[13]

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^[14]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Trappes is twinned with:^[15]

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

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department