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Noisy-le-Grand is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (9.4 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

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The commune of Noisy-le-Grand is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town
New town

A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area....
" of Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée

Marne-la-Vall?e is a new town located near Paris, France.Disneyland Resort Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vall?e.Status...
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Noisy-le-Grand is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (9.4 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

The commune of Noisy-le-Grand is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town
New town

A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area....
" of Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée

Marne-la-Vall?e is a new town located near Paris, France.Disneyland Resort Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vall?e.Status...
.

Name

The name Noisy comes from Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin

Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration....
 nucetum , meaning "walnut
Walnut

Walnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meter s tall , with pinnate leaves 200?900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnut but not the hickory in the same family....
 grove", after the walnut trees covering the territory of Noisy-le-Grand in ancient times.

The epithet
Epithet

An epithet is a descriptive word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing, which has become a fixed formula....
 "le-Grand" (Medieval Latin: Magnum), meaning "the Great", was added in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, probably to distinguish Noisy-le-Grand from the smaller settlement of Noisy-le-Sec
Noisy-le-Sec

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, which was sometimes referred to as Nucenum Minus ("Noisy the Small").

Demographics


Immigration


Administration

The canton of Noisy-le-Grand comprises two communes: Noisy-le-Grand and Gournay-sur-Marne
Gournay-sur-Marne

Gournay-sur-Marne is a commune in France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero....
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Transport

Noisy-le-Grand is served by two stations on Paris RER line A
RER A

The 'RER A' is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Cergy Le Haut , and Poissy ....
: Noisy-le-Grand – Mont d'Est and Noisy – Champs.

Noisy-le-Grand is also served by Les Yvris – Noisy-le-Grand station on Paris RER line E
RER E

The RER E is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Haussmann - St-Lazare to Chelles Gournay and Tournan ...
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