Montfermeil

Montfermeil
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Montfermeil
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Coordinates: 48°54′00″N 2°34′00″E / 48.9000°N 2.5667°E / 48.9000; 2.5667
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Canton	Tremblay-en-France
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Lemoine[1]
Area ^1	5.45 km^2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	28,703
• Density	5,270/km^2 (13,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93047 /93370
Elevation	116 m (381 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfermeil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɛʁmɛj] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17.2 km (10.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Montfermeil is famous as the location of Thénardiers' inn in Les Misérables. It has made the headlines due to troubles in its social estate called "les Bosquets".

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1853.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 721 —     1800 836 +2.14% 1806 857 +0.41% 1821 768 −0.73% 1831 1,064 +3.31% 1836 905 −3.19% 1841 952 +1.02% 1846 1,025 +1.49% 1851 982 −0.85% 1856 950 −0.66% 1861 1,124 +3.42% 1866 1,140 +0.28% 1872 1,003 −2.11% 1876 997 −0.15% 1881 1,010 +0.26% 1886 1,229 +4.00% 1891 1,241 +0.19% 1896 1,188 −0.87% 1901 1,606 +6.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,009 +4.58% 1911 2,069 +0.59% 1921 2,619 +2.39% 1926 4,059 +9.16% 1931 5,536 +6.40% 1936 6,196 +2.28% 1946 5,660 −0.90% 1954 8,271 +4.86% 1962 12,019 +4.78% 1968 21,063 +9.80% 1975 23,237 +1.41% 1982 22,926 −0.19% 1990 25,556 +1.37% 1999 24,121 −0.64% 2007 25,824 +0.86% 2012 26,051 +0.18% 2017 26,783 +0.56% 2023 28,703 +1.16%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)[5]

Heraldry

arms of Montfermeil

The arms of Montfermeil are blazoned : Gules, 3 roses argent.

Points of interest

• Parc Arboretum de Montfermeil
• Sempin Windmill

Economy

Montfermeil at one time had the head office of Titus Software.^[6]

Transport

Montfermeil is served by two stations of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations are Le Raincy–Villemomble–Montfermeil station and Le Chénay-Gagny.

Education

Schools in Montfermeil:

• Seven combined preschools and elementary schools: L'Arc en Ciel, Paul Eluard, Jules Ferry, Danielle Casanova, Victor Hugo, Jean-Baptiste Clement, and Joliot Curie^[7]
• Junior high schools: Jean Jaures and Pablo Picasso^[8]

Notable people

• Emre Akbaba, footballer
• Samba Diakité, footballer
• Metehan Güçlü, footballer
• Ladj Ly, filmmaker
• Aïssa Laïdouni, footballer
• Larrys Mabiala, footballer
• Christopher Maboulou, footballer
• Kamulete Makiese, footballer
• Orphee Neola, athlete
• Kevynn Nyokas, handball player
• Olivier Nyokas, handball player
• Henri Pescarolo, racing driver
• Listner Pierre-Louis, footballer
• Johny Placide, footballer
• Christian Potel, former professional footballer
• Mamadou Samassa, footballer
• Joel Sami, footballer

See also

• France portal

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. "La Folie-Joyeuse, Hôtel-de-Ville de Montfermeil". Seine-Saint-Denis Tourisme. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montfermeil, EHESS (in French).
5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
6. "Profile." Titus Games. 30 June 1998. Retrieved on 4 September 2012. "310 Avenue Daniel Perdrige, 93370 Montfermeil."
7. "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires." Montfermeil. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
8. "Les collèges." Montfermeil. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

External links

• Official website (in French)