Le Bourget

Le Bourget
The town hall of Le Bourget
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates: 48°56′07″N 2°25′32″E / 48.9353°N 2.4256°E / 48.9353; 2.4256Coordinates: 48°56′07″N 2°25′32″E / 48.9353°N 2.4256°E / 48.9353; 2.4256
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Canton	Le Bourget
Intercommunality	Aéroport du Bourget
Government
• Mayor	Vincent Capo-Canellas (NC)
Area1	2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	13,019
• Density	6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	93013 / 93350
Elevation	38–48 m (125–157 ft)
Website	www.le-bourget.fr
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.

Le Bourget (pronounced: [lə buʁˈʒɛ]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.6 km (6.6 mi) from the center of Paris.

The commune features Le Bourget Airport, which in turn hosts the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (Air and Space Museum). A very small part of Le Bourget Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the communes of Dugny, Bonneuil-en-France, and Gonesse. The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation civile is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Le Bourget proper.

Le Bourget has been twinned with Amityville, New York since 1979 and Zhukovsky in Russia.

Le Bourget is served by Le Bourget station on Paris RER line B. There is also an extensive freight rail yard with international traffic to Belgium, among others. Progressively, Le Bourget is planned to one of the principal transportation hub in the Paris North suburb : The Tangentielle Nord is an express tramway planned to enter in service in 2014, and two train stations are planned in the long term as part of the Grand Paris Express project with the future lines 16 and 17.