Clamart
Clamart () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: "bas Clamart", the historical centre, and "petit Clamart" with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields. The canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the commune belongs to the canton of Le Plessis-Robinson. History. Les petits pois (peas). The city name is famous in French gastronomy. A speciality with peas as a side-dish, is called ""à la Clamart"". Close  to Paris and its central marketplace (Les Halles), Clamart's peas were the first of the season. De Gaulle assassination attempt. On 22 August 1962 the French President Charles de Gaulle was the target of an assassination attempt organised by the French Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry. As de Gaulle's black Citroën DS 19 sped through Petit-Clamart it was met by a barrage of submachine-gun fire. De Gaulle and his entourage, which included his wife, survived the attempt without any casualties or serious injuries while the attempt's perpetrators were subsequently all arrested and put  on trial. The leader of the assassination attempt, Jean Bastien-Thiry, was executed by firing squad after his 1963 conviction, and was the last person to be executed by firing squad in France. Transport. Clamart is served by Clamart station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. There are also several bus lines connecting Clamart to neighbouring towns. Education. Clamart has multiple primary schools, and attendance is determined by one's residence. Middle schools: High school: Clamart has one single high school, located near the "haut de Clamart': the Lycée Jacques Monod International relations. Clamart is twinned with: Clamart