Alfortville

Alfortville
Alfortville and Chinagora, with a barge and tugboat on the River Seine
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E / 48.805°N 2.4239°E / 48.805; 2.4239Coordinates: 48°48′18″N 2°25′26″E / 48.805°N 2.4239°E / 48.805; 2.4239
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Créteil
Canton	Alfortville-Nord and Alfortville-Sud
Intercommunality	Plaine Centrale du Val-de-Marne
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Luc Carvounas
Area1	3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	45,043
• Density	12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	94002 /94140
Elevation	27–37 m (89–121 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alfortville (French pronunciation: ​[al.fɔʁ.vil]) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort.

Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons.

Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8

The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. There is an Armenian Apostolic Church located south of the city. It's an important place for the Armenian community, which is very significant in Alfortville.

There is a street named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak.

Alfortville is twinning convention with the Armenian cities of Ashtarak (since 1993), Oshakan (since 2001).