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Maisons-Alfort: Guide
Maisons-Alfort is a commune in France|commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.4 km. (5.2 miles) from the Kilometre Zero|center of Paris.
Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort, the most renowned Schools of veterinary medicine|veterinary medical school in France. The Fort de Charenton, constructed between 1841 and 1845, has since 1959 housed the Commandement des Écoles de la Gendarmerie Nationale.
Name
Originally, Maisons-Alfort was called simply Maisons. The name Maisons comes from Medieval Latin Mansiones, meaning "the houses".
At the creation of the commune during the French Revolution, the name of the hamlet of Alfort was joined with the name of Maisons. The name Alfort comes from the manor built there by Peter of Aigueblanche, Bishop of Hereford (England), in the middle of the 13th century. The name of this Manor of Hereford was corrupted into Harefort, then Hallefort, and eventually Alfort. The National Veterinary School of Alfort was settled several centuries later in the manor and its estate.
History
On April 1, 1885, 40% of the territory of Maisons-Alfort was detached and became the commune of Alfortville.
Administration
Maisons-Alfort is divided into two cantons:
Maisons-Alfort is twinned with Moers in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Maisons-Alfort is served by three stations on Paris Metro Line 8|Paris Metro line 8: École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort (Paris Metro)|École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, Maisons-Alfort – Stade (Paris Metro)|Maisons-Alfort – Stade, and Maisons-Alfort – Les Juilliottes (Paris Metro)|Maisons-Alfort – Les Juilliottes.
It is also served by two stations on Paris RER D|RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville (Paris RER)|Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons (Paris RER)|Le Vert de Maisons.
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Maisons-Alfort-Nord, with 23,704 inhabitants;
Maisons-Alfort-Sud, with 27 399 inhabitants.Twinning
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