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Montreuil (sometimes unofficially called Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km. (4.1 miles) from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt and Argenteuil). Montreuil is located near the Bois de Vincennes park.

Name

The name Montreuil was recorded for the first time in a royal edict of 722 as Monasteriolum, meaning "little monastery" in Medieval Latin. The settlement of Montreuil started as a group of houses built around this small monastery.

History

This city sheltered under the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XVI the walls with fishings of the Court. Later it sheltered the Lumière brothers and George Méliès in their workshops located in lower Montreuil.
On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, the commune of Charonne was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Montreuil, and Bagnolet. Montreuil received a small part of the territory of Charonne.
Today Montreuil is divided into several districts:

Le bas Montreuil (which joins together the old workshops (bordering on Saint-Mandé), the marché aux puces (bordering on Paris, carries of Montreuil),
The Mairie (town hall) (the malls, la croix de Chavaux, the mairie, and the church),
La noue (parc des Guilands, city of du Val, Robespierre, bordering on Bagnolet),
Le Bel Air (Jean Moulin housing estate, park des Beaumonts, city of Bel Air, city of Grand Pechers),
La Boissière (all the north of Montreuil, bordering on Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous-Bois and Fontenay-sous-Bois).

Main artistic heritage

Decorations (ceramics and frescoes) in the state school "Voltaire" by Maurice Boitel(1954).

Demographics

Immigration

Administration

The mayor of Montreuil is the Green Senator Dominique Voynet, who was elected on the second round of 2008 Municipal Elections, defeating the former ex-Communist mayor Jean-Pierre Brard.
   Since 1984, the mayor of Montreuil has been Jean Pierre Brard, a colourful ex-Communist who leaves few indifferent. His supporters point to the large amounts of good quality social housing and an active cultural policy. His critics point to harsh treatment of travellers and Roms, and a tendency to control all kinds of voluntary organizations around the city.
   He caused particular controversy in 2004 and 2005 by his wishing to go further than the law banning ostentatious religious symbols in schools. He tried, with some success, to ban mothers wearing headscarfs from accompanying school outings for example.
   He has always been interested in fighting against what he terms "sects", but has also surrounded himself with some supporters who are very extreme in their opposition to the influence of religions.
   The city is divided into three cantons :

The canton of Montreuil-Est (East): 33,730 inhabitants (37.2%);

The canton of Montreuil-Nord (North): 28,436 inhabitants (31.4%);

The canton of Montreuil-Ouest (West): 28,508 inhabitants (31.4%).

Transport

Montreuil is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 9: Robespierre, Croix de Chavaux, and Mairie de Montreuil.

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