Chelles () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region from the center of Paris.
History
Paleolithic artifacts were discovered by chance at Chelles by the pioneering nineteenth-century anthropologist Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet (1821–1898); he named the corresponding cultural stage of the Paleolithic after the commune: «Chellean» or «Chellian», nowadays known as «Oldowan».
At the Merovingian villa of Calae the abbey of Notre-Dame-des-Chelles was founded by Balthild, a seventh-century queen of the Franks. It was largely demolished at the time of the French Revolution.
The Hôtel de Ville was acquired by the commune in 1937.
Geography There are two main streets in Chelles, Avenue Foch and Avenue de la Résistance.
Demographics The inhabitants are called Chellois in French.
Transport Chelles is served by Chelles–Gournay station on Paris RER line and on the Transilien Paris-Est suburban rail line .
Education the commune has 13,000 students in 46 public and private schools."Éducation." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. The commune includes 19 public preschools and 16 public elementary schools."Liste des écoles, inscriptions et fonctionnement de l’école." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
There are also: Four public junior high schools: Collège Beau soleil, Collège Corot, Collège de l'Europe, Collège Pierre Weczerka and Collège Simone Veil - Beau Soleil and de l'Europe have Enseignement Général Professionnel Adapté (S.E.G.P.A) programmes"Collèges." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. Three public senior high schools/sixth-form colleges, Lycée Gaston Bachelard, Lycée Professionnel Louis Lumière, and Lycée Jehan de Chelles"Lycées." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. One private school - Institution Gasnier Guy, with private preschool and elementary school (Gasnier Guy / Ste Bathilde), junior high school (Collège Gasnier Guy), and senior high school (Lycée Gasnier Guy) divisions
Chelles includes a library, Bibliothèque Olympe de Gouges, and a media centre, Médiathèque Jean-Pierre Vernant."Médiathèque – Bibliothèque." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
Culture and recreation The commune includes the Musée Alfred-Bonno."Musée Alfred-Bonno ." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
There is also a public swimming pool,"Piscine de Chelles ." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. and a public skate park which opened in 1999."Skatepark ." Chelles. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
Chelles is twinned with the city of Lindau, Germany.
Gallery
See also Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
References
External links
Official website 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)