Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Commune
	The historic center of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
	Coat of arms
	Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
	Location of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
	Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
	Coordinates: 48°59′57″N 2°05′54″E / 48.9992°N 2.0983°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Brosse
Area 1	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)	35,926
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78172 /78700
Elevation	17–60 m (56–197 ft) ; (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine ([kɔ̃.flɑ̃.sɛ̃t‿ɔ.nɔ.ʁin]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, 24.2 km (15.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

The commune was originally named for its geographic position at the confluence of the Seine and Oise rivers. The village was given the addition "Sainte Honorine" in the 13th century after Saint Honorina, whose relics had been kept there since AD 876.

Partly on account of its strategic position, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is considered the capital of the French inland waterways, and the right bank of the river Seine is still lined with barges (although these are now used mainly as houseboats). Every year in June, the town celebrates the Pardon national de la batellerie in remembrance of its former importance to inland shipping.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,181	—
1800	1,992	−1.29%
1806	1,841	−1.31%
1821	1,681	−0.60%
1831	1,634	−0.28%
1836	1,524	−1.38%
1841	1,423	−1.36%
1846	1,484	+0.84%
1851	1,442	−0.57%
1856	1,544	+1.38%
1861	1,659	+1.45%
1866	1,787	+1.50%
1872	1,822	+0.32%
1876	1,985	+2.17%
1881	1,789	−2.06%
1886	2,067	+2.93%
1891	2,482	+3.73%
1896	2,701	+1.71%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	3,212	+3.53%
1906	3,559	+2.07%
1911	3,822	+1.44%
1921	4,466	+1.57%
1926	6,212	+6.82%
1931	7,514	+3.88%
1936	10,283	+6.48%
1946	10,775	+0.47%
1954	13,809	+3.15%
1962	21,874	+5.92%
1968	26,304	+3.12%
1975	31,066	+2.41%
1982	28,977	−0.99%
1990	31,467	+1.04%
1999	33,327	+0.64%
2007	33,888	+0.21%
2012	35,135	+0.73%
2017	35,846	+0.40%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Transport

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is served by Conflans-Sainte-Honorine station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare regional rail line.

It is also served by Conflans-Fin-d'Oise station which is an interchange station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Education

As of 2016^[update] the city's schools had 4,258 students. There are nine public preschools, seven public elementary schools, one private school, and an école régionale du premier degré (ERPD).^[5]

Elementary schools:

École élémentaire Chennevières
École élémentaire Clos-d’en-Haut
École élémentaire Côtes-Reverses
École élémentaire Gaston-Rousset
École élémentaire Grandes-Terres
École élémentaire Henri-Dunant
École élémentaire Paul-Bert

The médiathèque Blaise-Cendrars has digital documents and multimedia services.^[6]

Samuel Paty, a middle school teacher at Collège du Bois d'Aulne in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, was killed and beheaded in 2020 in an Islamist terrorist attack.

Parks and recreation

Centre aquatique de Conflans has the town's pool.^[7]

Personalities

Charb (1967–2015), satirical caricaturist and journalist, was born in Conflans
Samuel Coco-Viloin (born 1987), track and field athlete
Gérard Genette (1930–2018), literary critic and theorist of literature, spent part of his childhood there
Jean-Paul Huchon, president of the regional council for Île-de-France, Socialist party, former mayor of Conflans (1994–2001)
Michel Rocard (1930–2016), French prime minister (1988–1991), Socialist party, mayor of Conflans (1977–1994)
Nicolas Roche (born 1984), Irish professional cyclist, was born here
Nicolas Szerszen, volleyball player at Ohio State University. AVCA national Player of the Year (2016). NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player (2017).^{[citation needed]}

Twin towns – sister cities

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is twinned with:^[8]

Großauheim (Hanau), Germany
Chimay, Belgium
Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Écoles." Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
^ "Médiathèque Blaise-Cendrars." Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
^ "Centre aquatique." Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
^ "Jumelage et coopération". conflans-sainte-honorine.fr (in French). Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. Retrieved 2019-11-20.