More than one-quarter ofCharles de Gaulle Airport lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France, in particular terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (the other terminals lie in the territory of other communes). It is the largest, by area, of the so-calledpetite couronne (inner ring) suburbs of Paris. The corporate head office ofAir France andOEMServices lie within Tremblay.
Originally called Tremblay-lès-Gonesse (meaning "TremblaynearGonesse"), the commune was officially renamed Tremblay-en-France (meaning "Tremblay in thepays de France", seeRoissy-en-France for an explanation) on 20 August 1989.[3] TheHôtel de Ville was completed in January 1981.[4]
The arms of Tremblay-en-France areblazoned : Vert chaussé azure, atau Or between two leaves following the lines of division argent, on a chief Or a demi-lion issuant from the line of division gules.
The inhabited area of Tremblay-en-France, however, is served byVert-Galant station on ParisRER line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Tremblay-en-France and the commune ofVillepinte, on the Villepinte side of the border.
Air France's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex,[5][6] on the grounds ofCharles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France.[7][8][9] The complex opened in December 1995.[5] The complex also has the head office ofAir France-KLM.[10]ASL Airlines France has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune.[11]Servair, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square.[12]Paris Aéroport is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay.[13]
Tremblay-en-France has 12écoles maternelles, 14écoles élémentaires, threecollèges, and twolycées. Thecollèges are Descartes, R. Rolland, and P. de Ronsard.[15] Thelycées areLycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher andLycée Polyvalent Léonard de Vinci.[16][17] The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed.[18]
^"europe_airpost.htmlArchived 2008-11-11 at theWayback Machine." (Informations utiles -> Nous contacter) Europe Airpost. Retrieved on 18 June 2010. "Bât. Le Séquoia - Siège social - Fret 7. Zone de Fret 7 - Bât. Le Séquoia 15 rue du Haut de Laval BP 14454 Tremblay-en-France 95708 Roissy CDG Cedex"
^"Des écoles de Tremblay menacées par les fermetures de classe." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 19 June 2010. "La communauté éducative mobilisée Inquiétude pour les parents d’élèves de l’école Pierre Brossolette après l’annonce de la fermeture d’une classe à la rentrée prochaine. La ville a mis en garde l’Inspection académique sur « les conséquences désastreuses » d’une telle décision. On craint également des fermetures dans les écoles maternelle et élémentaire Paul-Langevin."
