Saint-Maur-des-Fosses
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés - Hamelin's French Twinned Town since 1968
image comment: church St. Nicolas in le Vieux St.-Maur
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés with 80.000 inhabitants is situated in the middle of the Ile-de-France region 14 kilometres southeast of Paris. Seven different villages which existed until the 19th century (Adamville, Le Parc, La Varenne, Saint-Maur-Créteil, Champignol, La Pie, le Vieux Saint- Maur, les Mûriers) now form today's town of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés whereby the individual character of these villages has been deliberately retained. Numerous gardens, historical buildings and quiet areas as well as the charming promenade along the river Marne form a peaceful contrast to the nearby hectic metropolis and make Saint-Maur an oasis of peace in the Paris region.
image comment: promenade at the Marne
Saint-Maur is also the home of a large number of artists. Numerous painters, sculptors, writers and musicians find the town a continuous source of inspiration and contribute to an extensive cultural diversity which includes a theatre, a conservatory, a museum, an art gallery, music studios and a library. Saint-Maur also offers its inhabitants a wide variety of sporting and leisure activities. The river Marne which makes the town appear to be an island, provides ample opportunities to water sportsmen for enjoying canoeing, water skiing, sailing and angling or one can just relax and take a walk along the delightful riverside promenade.
image comment: town hall of St.-Maur
On the commercial side, 5.700 small and medium size business enterprises provide 22.000 people with employment so that 45 % of Saint-Maur's population work in the town. Eight markets are staged on two days of the week providing the citizens with a colourful centre of attraction for shopping and also serve as a meeting point to promote social and neighbourly relationship.
Homepage of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés:
www.saint-maur.com
