Trappes

Trappes

Trappes

Commune in Île-de-France, France

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.

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Transport

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

Demographics

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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]

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[12]

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

Climate

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Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Trappes is twinned with:[16]

See also

References

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    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
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    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Trappes, EHESS (in French).
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    "Population en historique depuis 1968". INSEE. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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    "Knifeman 'kills relatives' in Paris suburb". 23 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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    Onishi, Norimitsu (8 June 2021). "Le maire, le prof et un 'territoire perdu de la République'". The New York Times (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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    "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun. Reuters. 20 July 2013.
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    "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013.
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    "Trouble in Trappes". The Economist.
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    "Man on Terror Watch List Kills Relatives Near Paris, Officials Say". The New York Times.
  11. [11]
    "Les écoles maternelles et élémentaires". Ville de Trappes-en-Yvelines.
  12. [12]
    "Collèges, lycées et études supérieures & professionnelles". Ville de Trappes-en-Yvelines.
  13. [13]
    "Données climatiques de la station de Trappes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  14. [14]
    "Climat Île-de-France" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  15. [15]
    "Normes et records 1961-1990: Trappes (78) - altitude 167m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  16. [16]
    "Les jumelages" (in French). Trappes. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
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