Marnes-la-Coquette

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How many people live in Marnes-la-Coquette?1,774 inhabitants (as of 2019)
2. What language do people speak in Marnes-la-Coquette?French
3. What is the average household income?€94,320 per year (in 2020), ranking tenth highest in France
4. What is the historical association?Developed around Villeneuve-l'Étang, a property formerly belonging to Napoleon III
5. Where is Marnes-la-Coquette located?It is a small town about 13 kilometers from the center of Paris, in the Île-de-France region, between the Parc de Saint-Cloud and the Forest of Fausses-Reposes.
6. Why is Marnes-la-Coquette so green?The town is surrounded by forests and parks, which keep it full of trees and give it a cool, natural feel.

Commune: The fundamental administrative division in France, analogous to a municipality or township.
Île-de-France: The administrative region of France that includes Paris and its surrounding suburbs.
Hauts-de-Seine: A department in the western part of the Paris metropolitan area, known for its affluence and business districts.
Napoleon III: Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870, and President of the French Second Republic from 1848 to 1852.