Cité Descartes
Cité Descartes is a suburb in Champs-sur-Marne, Arrondissement of Torcy, Île-de-France. Cité Descartes is situated nearby to the neighborhood Le Champy, as well as near Le Bois de Grâce.Places of Interest
Highlights include École nationale des ponts et chaussées and École nationale des sciences géographiques.
École nationale des ponts et chaussées
College
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École nationale des ponts et chaussées, also nicknamed Ponts, formerly known as École des Ponts ParisTech, is a grande école in the field of science, engineering and technology, of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris, a public research university.
École nationale des sciences géographiques
College
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The Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, previously Institut géographique national and still abbreviated as IGN, is a French public state administrative establishment founded in 1940 to produce and maintain geographical information for France and its overseas departments and territories.
ESIEE Paris
University
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ESIEE Paris is a grande école of engineering located in Marne-la-Vallée. The school was established in 1904 and is part of the ESIEE network of graduate schools.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gournay-sur-Marne and Noisiel.
Gournay-sur-Marne
Town
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Gournay-sur-Marne or simply Gournay is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.4 km from the centre of Paris, in Seine-Saint-Denis on the departmental border with Seine-et-Marne.
Noisiel
Town
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Noisiel is a commune in the French department of Seine-et-Marne, administrative region of Île-de-France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, 20.5 km from the center of Paris. Noisiel is situated 2½ km east of Cité Descartes.
Noisy-le-Grand
Town
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Noisy-le-Grand or simply Noisy is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.2 km from the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the Marne in Seine-Saint-Denis on the departmental border with both Val-de-Marne and Seine-et-Marne. Noisy-le-Grand is situated 2½ km west of Cité Descartes.
Cité Descartes
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Cite Descartes”
- Category: locality
- Location: Champs-sur-Marne, Arrondissement of Torcy, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.84024° or 48° 50′ 25″ northLongitude
2.58708° or 2° 35′ 14″ eastElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
8FW4RHRP+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 282366802OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
12306780
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In Other Languages
“Cité Descartes” goes by many names.
- French: “Cité Descartes”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parcelle Y and Centre de documentation scientifique.
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