Tremblay-en-France

The name Tremblay derives from the Latin Tremuletum, meaning the 'place of aspen trees'. ==History==

The Church of Saint-Médard in Tremblay-en-France is from the 16th century. Originally called Tremblay-lès-Gonesse (meaning "Tremblay near Gonesse"), the commune was officially renamed Tremblay-en-France (meaning "Tremblay in the pays de France") on 20 August 1989. Heraldry ==Transport==

The part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport that lies within the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France is served by two stations on Paris's Réseau Express Régional (RER) Line B: Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 and Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV. This last station is an interchange station with TGV national rail lines. The inhabited area of Tremblay-en-France, however, is served by Vert-Galant station, also on RER B. This station is located at the border between the commune of Tremblay-en-France and the commune of Villepinte, on the Villepinte side of the border. ==Notable residents==

Notable residents have included: • Maghnes Akliouche, footballer • Yakhouba Diawara, basketballer • Jonathan Joseph-Augustin, footballer ==Economy==

in Roissypôle Air France's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex, on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France. The complex opened in December 1995. ASL Airlines France has its head office in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in the commune. Servair, an Air France subsidiary, has its head office in Continental Square. Paris Aéroport is also headquartered on the airport grounds and in Tremblay. At one point Virgin Express France (originally named Air Provence Charter), a subsidiary of Virgin Express, had its headquarters in Tremblay. ==Education==

Tremblay-en-France has 12 écoles maternelles, 14 écoles élémentaires, three collèges, and two lycées. The collèges are Descartes, R. Rolland, and P. de Ronsard. The lycées are Lycée Enseignement Professionnel Hélène Boucher and Lycée Polyvalent Léonard de Vinci. The École Pierre-Brossolette had been targeted for closure, prompting protests from students asking the commune to not have the school closed. ==Demography==

The local handball team Tremblay Handball plays in the top French division. ==Notable buildings==

• Church of Saint-Médard ==See also==