# Choisy-le-Roi

Choisy-le-Roi (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France.

## Geography

Choisy-le-Roi is located 10.7 km (6.6 mi) southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring communes are, from the north and clockwise: Vitry-sur-Seine, Alfortville, Créteil, Valenton, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Orly and Thiais.

### Climate

Choisy-le-Roi has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Choisy-le-Roi is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 607.2 mm (23.91 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Choisy-le-Roi was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) on 1 January 1997.
Climate data for Choisy-le-Roi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1988−2021) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.6 (85.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 37.5 (99.5) | 41.7 (107.1) | 40.5 (104.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 12.7 (54.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | −7.0 (19.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.0 (19.4) | −8.0 (17.6) | −11.5 (11.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.5 (1.95) | 43.3 (1.70) | 43.3 (1.70) | 44.7 (1.76) | 58.6 (2.31) | 54.5 (2.15) | 53.0 (2.09) | 52.5 (2.07) | 43.2 (1.70) | 51.6 (2.03) | 52.7 (2.07) | 60.3 (2.37) | 607.2 (23.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 111.3 |
| Source: Météo-France ||||||||||||||

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 1,150 | — |
| 1800 | 990 | −2.12% |
| 1806 | 1,383 | +5.73% |
| 1821 | 1,320 | −0.31% |
| 1831 | 3,055 | +8.75% |
| 1836 | 3,110 | +0.36% |
| 1841 | 3,119 | +0.06% |
| 1846 | 3,612 | +2.98% |
| 1851 | 3,271 | −1.96% |
| 1856 | 3,907 | +3.62% |
| 1861 | 4,648 | +3.53% |
| 1866 | 5,172 | +2.16% |
| 1872 | 5,099 | −0.24% |
| 1876 | 5,821 | +3.37% |
| 1881 | 6,978 | +3.69% |
| 1886 | 7,853 | +2.39% |
| 1891 | 8,449 | +1.47% |
| 1896 | 9,909 | +3.24% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 11,607 | +3.21% |
| 1906 | 13,067 | +2.40% |
| 1911 | 15,908 | +4.01% |
| 1921 | 20,309 | +2.47% |
| 1926 | 23,634 | +3.08% |
| 1931 | 27,584 | +3.14% |
| 1936 | 28,476 | +0.64% |
| 1946 | 27,333 | −0.41% |
| 1954 | 31,789 | +1.91% |
| 1962 | 41,522 | +3.40% |
| 1968 | 41,440 | −0.03% |
| 1975 | 38,705 | −0.97% |
| 1982 | 35,476 | −1.24% |
| 1990 | 34,068 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 34,336 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 37,165 | +0.99% |
| 2012 | 41,507 | +2.23% |
| 2017 | 45,331 | +1.78% |
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## Transport

Choisy-le-Roi is served by Choisy-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Créteil-Pompadour station on Paris RER line D.

## Education

Public schools include:
* Preschools (maternelles): Marcel Cachin, Danièle Casanova, Eugénie Cotton, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc – Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Paul Langevin, Henri Wallon
* Elementary schools: Marcel Cachin, Jean Macé, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc- Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Joliot Curie, Paul Langevin, Nelson Mandela
* Junior high schools (collèges): Émile Zola, Jules Vallès, Henri Matisse, College Paul Klee.
* Senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi, Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel
There is a private school serving elementary to senior high school, groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi.

## Personalities

* Louise Bourgeois, artist
* Philippe Di Folco, writer
* Yves Pires, artist
* Zainoul Bah, basketball player
* Davy Dona, karateka
* Jeremy Nzeulie, basketball player
* Madimoussa Traore, footballer
* Suzanne Chaisemartin (1921–2017) organist was born in Choisy-le-Roy
* Hugo Valente, racing driver

## International relations

Choisy-le-Roi is twinned with:
* Đống Đa (Hanoi), Vietnam
* Hennigsdorf, Germany
* Lugo, Italy
* Târnova, Romania