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Créteil: Guide
Créteil is a département, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Créteil. The city is, moreover, the seat of one catholic siege and an academy school.
The residents are referred to as Cristolien, and since 1977, the mayor has been 'Laurent Cathala'.
Name
The name Créteil was recorded for the first time as Cristoïlum in the Celtic word ialo (meaning "clearing, glade," "place of") suffixed to a pre-Latin radical crist- whose meaning is still unclear. Some believe crist is a Celtic word meaning "ridge," a cognate of French crête, in which case the meaning of Cristoïlum would be "clearing on the ridge" or "place on the ridge." A more traditional etymology was that crist referred to Jesus Christ, due to the very ancient presence of Christianity in Créteil and the veneration of Saint Agoard and Saint Aglibert, martyred in Créteil around AD 400.
Geography
Créteil is a city in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris. It is watered by the Marne river which carries out its last loop before the junction with the Seine at the Charenton-la-Bridge. The area is an alluvial plain eroded by the action of the Marne and the Seine. Bordering communes include Maisons-Alfort, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Limeil-Brévannes, Valenton, Choisy-le-Roi and Alfortville.
History
History of the city
Some rare flints from the paleolithic age are still being found in modern times in the area. It is, however, a two-ton, Neolithic-era polishing machine that is the prehistoric pride of Créteil. The first documents referring to Créteil are from Mérovingiens: Vicus Cristolium. The place name comes from the prefix "crist" and "Olium." These two terms are Gallic: "clearing" for crist and "peak" for Olium. The "clearing" of the "peak" of the Mont-Mesly is on the road connecting Paris and Sens (Trunk Road 19 today). In 1406, the place name "Créteil" makes its appearance after successive deformations from Cristoill (1278), Cristeuil, Cresteul then Creteuil.
In the religious wars of 1567, the Huguenots plundered the church and burned the local charters. New disorders in 1648 forced the evacuation of the inhabitants of Créteil. The end of Louis XIV's reign was marked by a great food shortage throughout the whole of France after a terrible winter in 1709 that resulted in 69 recorded deaths in Créteil. Registers of grievances from the French Revolution in 1789 mention Créteil 15 times.
In this end of the 18th century, construction of the first middle-class "Parisian" houses began. In 1814, the east of Créteil was taken by Russian troops. The bridge which spans the Marne between Creteil and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés was inaugurated on April 9, 1841, replacing an ancient ferry.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 was particularly cruel for Créteil. The borough was plundered and left in ruins by the Prussians, while the nearby battle of Mont-Mesly on November 30, 1870, left 179 dead. Créteil gave up its pastoral character after World War II. The population subsequently rose from 13,800 in 1954 to 30,654 in 1962.
In 1965, the city became a Préfecture of the new department of the Val-de-Marne.
History of the lake
Créteil Lake began as a gypsum and gravel quarry. Once the groundwater was reached, forming deep ponds, the quarry was abandoned and allowed to fill with water. The lake area is now a popular recreational site attracting fishermen, boaters, surfers, etc...
Health
As of January 1, 2006, 27 pharmacy|pharmacies, about 60 dentists, about 60 general practitioners, 10 pediatrists, and a half-dozen ophthalmologists and dermatologists constitute the general medical staff of the city.
Health facilities inclide:
CHU Henri Mondor — a publicly owned hospital inaugurated on December 2, 1969. Conceived initially to bed 1,300, its capacity is today 958 beds. It employs more than 3,000 people including more than 2,600 looking after patients. Its expenditures in 2004 were 241M€.
Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil — Inaugurated on November 3, 1937. Capacity of reception of 530 beds against 264 in 1937. The construction of this establishment was decided in 1932 by grouping the communes of the Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Creteil and Joinville-le-Pont within an inter-commune trade union. Saint-Maur-des-Fossés joined then this trade union. With the origin, a part of the hospital personnel was chocolate éclairs. In 2004, 38.037 hospitalizations listed for 2.551 childbirth and 12.838 interventions chirurgicales. ] It counts approximately 2000 employees for 1400 looking after personnel.
Centre de Transfusion sanguine — The Blood Trunsfusion Center of Creteil depends on the inter-commune Hospital. This service treats from 600 to 1,000 requests per day.
Albert Chenevier Hospital — A publicly owned hospital, with a 463-bed capacity. There are 118 beds in the psychiatric ward.
Transport
Créteil is served by three stations on Paris Metro Line 8|Paris Metro line 8: Créteil – L'Échat (Paris Metro)|Créteil – L'Échat, Créteil – Université (Paris Metro)|Créteil – Université and Créteil – Préfecture (Paris Metro)|Créteil – Préfecture.
Sport
US Créteil-Lusitanos, founded in 1936, is the city's soccer|football club. They currently play in Ligue 2 of the French League and their home stadium is Stade Dominique Duvauchelle.
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