Créteil
Créteil | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Aerial view of Créteil, centered on the Lac de Créteil | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Location of Créteil | |
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| Coordinates: 48°47′28″N 2°27′46″E / 48.7911°N 2.4628°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Cathala |
Area 1 | 11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 93,397 |
| • Density | 8,171/km2 (21,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94028 /94000 |
| Elevation | 31–74 m (102–243 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Créteil (French pronunciation: [kʁetɛj] ⓘ) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 11.7 km (7.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the préfecture (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Créteil. The city is also the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese, and of one of France's 30 nationwide académies (districts) of the Ministry of National Education.