Sucy-en-Brie
Sucy-en-Brie | |
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 The church of Sucy-en-Brie, an historical monument | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Location of Sucy-en-Brie | |
  Sucy-en-Brie Location within France  Sucy-en-Brie Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′11″N 2°31′22″E / 48.7697°N 2.5228°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés-2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | David Perre[1] |
Area 1 | 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 27,764 |
| • Density | 2,662/km2 (6,894/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94071 /94370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sucy-en-Brie (French pronunciation: [sysi ɑ̃ bʁi] ⓘ, literally Sucy in Brie) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.4 km (9.6 mi) from the center of Paris.
Toponymy
The name Sucy derives from the Latin Sulciacum, probably meaning the 'estate of Sucius', a Gallo-Roman landowner.[3][4]
History
The Hôtel de Ville is located at the Château de Haute-Maison which dates back at least to 1599.[5]
Population
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Transport
Sucy-en-Brie is served by Sucy–Bonneuil station on Paris RER line A.
Education
Public primary schools in the commune include:
- 9 preschools (maternelles) and one private preschool[8]
- 8 elementary schools and one private elementary school[9]
Public secondary schools in the commune include:[10]
- Junior high schools: Collège du Fort and Collège du Parc
- Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Christoph Colombe and Lycée des Métiers Hôteliers Montaleau
In addition Lycée Guillaume Budé is in nearby Limeil-Brévannes.[10]
The commune owns the Château de Sucy-en-Brie, which is used as a conservatory of music.
There is one private Catholic school, Ensemble scolaire du Petit-Val, which covers levels preschool through senior high.[9]
Personalities
- Christophe Lemoine, voice actor
- Nicolas Maurice-Belay, footballer
- Angelin Preljocaj (1957), dancer and choreographer
- Claude Serre (1938-1998), cartoonist
Twin towns
It is twinned with Camberley in Surrey, England as well as Scituate, Massachusetts.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Sucy : Ville riche de son patrimoine | Ville-sucy.fr, site officiel de la Ville de Sucy-en-Brie". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
- ↑ "Sucy-en-Brie (definition and history)". Wisdomlib.org. Nov 9, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
- ↑ Base Mérimée: IA00028118, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sucy-en-Brie, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Écoles maternelles." Sucy-en-Brie. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 "Écoles élémentaires." Sucy-en-Brie. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 "Enseignement secondaire." Sucy-en-Brie. Retrieved on September 11, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)
