Alfortville, Val-de-Marne Département, Île-de-France Region, France

🇫🇷 Alfortville is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.

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

Transport 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.

Armenian community The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. The Armenian Apostolic Church, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets 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.

After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops resumed in 2020, the city council of Alfortville unanimously voted to support the recognition of its independence under its Armenian name of Artsakh Republic, making it the first French city to do so.

Education Public schools in the commune include: • 9 preschools/nurseries (maternelles) and an annex • 6 elementary schools • Junior high schools: Collège Henri Barbusse, Collège Léon Blum, Collège Paul Langevin • Lycée Polyvalent Maximilien Perret

Private schools include: • Ecole privée Saint-Mesrop (preschool, elementary) • Ecole primaire-College Kevork A Arabian