Trappes
Trappes | |
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Location of Trappes  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Versailles |
| Canton | Trappes |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Malandain |
| Area 1 | 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 29,817 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/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. | |
Trappes French pronunciation: [tʁap] is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the center of Paris, in 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.
Climate
| Climate data for Trappes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| 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[1][2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity, 1961–1990)[3] | |||||||||||||
Demography
Trappes is a suburb ("banlieue").
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).[4][5][6]
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 2006 | 29,529 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 29,327 | −0.7% |
| From the year 1962 on: population without double counting Source: Cassini[7] and INSEE 01.01.2007[8] | ||
Education
There are 36 municipal preschools and primary schools in Trappes.[9]
The community has three junior high schools:[10]
- Collège Le Village
- Collège Gustave Courbet
- Collège Youri-Gagarine
Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[10]
People
- Nicolas Anelka, French footballer
- Eddy Ben Arous, French Rugby Player
- Jamel Debbouze, French humorist and actor
- Barbara Cabrita, French actress
- Sophie Broustal, French actress
- La Fouine, French rapper
- Massadio Haidara, footballer
- Kevin Harley, basketball player
- Linda Pradel, handball player
- Shy'm, French singer
- Omar Sy, French humorist and actor
- Cyril Paglino, Entrepreneur
See also
References
- ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Trappes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Climat Île-de-France" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Trappes (78) - altitude 167m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Reuters. Toronto Sun. 20 July 2013.
- ^ "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21582314-violence-erupts-over-controversial-burqa-ban-trouble-trappes Riots in France: Trouble in Trappes
- ^ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". Cassini. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Recensement de la population au 1er janvier 2007". INSEE. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires." Trappes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Collèges, lycées et études supérieures & professionnelles." Trappes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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