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Air France Flight 4590

Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight operated by Air France which was scheduled to fly from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. On 25 July 2000, it crashed into a hotel in Gonesse, France. All one hundred passengers and nine crew members on board the flight died. On the ground, four people were killed and one seriously injured.

Located at 48.9856, 2.47222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.388 miles away.
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Airliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failure, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight fires, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2000, 2000 in France, Aviation accidents and incidents in France, Air France accidents and incidents, Air France-KLM, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Filmed deaths

Bobigny – Pablo Picasso

Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Préfecture - Hôtel du Département) is a station of the Paris Métro, the eastern terminus of Line 5 and a stop on Tramway Line 1. The name refers to the commune of Bobigny and to the rue Pablo Picasso, named after the Spanish modern artist Pablo Picasso.

Located at 48.907, 2.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.382 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1985

Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond Queneau (Paris Métro)

Bobigny — Pantin — Raymond Queneau is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5. The name refers to the communes of Bobigny and Pantin, and to the rue Raymond Queneau. Raymond Queneau, a 20th-century French author and member of the Oulipo group, makes a singularly appropriate name as his most famous works are Zazie dans le métro and Exercices de style, which is set on a bus.

Located at 48.895, 2.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.381 miles away.
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Paris Métro stations in Pantin, Railway stations opened in 1985

La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945

La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 is a station of the Paris Métro, inaugurated on 6 May 1987 and renovated in 2005. It is the terminal of Line 7 (La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 – Mairie d'Ivry/Villejuif – Louis Aragon). The "8 Mai 1945" refers to 8 May 1945, also known as V-E Day, or the end of World War II in Europe.

Located at 48.9208, 2.41067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.383 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1987

Fort d'Aubervilliers (Paris Métro)

Fort d'Aubervilliers is a station of the Paris Métro. The Fort d'Aubervilliers is one of 16 forts built between 1841 and 1845 as the first belt of defence at a cannonball's distance outside Paris' 19th century wall.

Located at 48.9142, 2.40378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.383 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1979

Gare de Mitry – Claye

Mitry - Claye is a railway station near Paris, France. It is located in the commune of Mitry-Mory, and also serves nearby Claye-Souilly. It is served by regional Transilien trains and the Paris RER trains, and is thus an important transit point. \t\t \t\t\tGare de Mitry - Claye 01. jpg \t\t\t Entrance \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tGare de Mitry - Claye 02. jpg \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tGare-Mitry-Mory-CPancienne.

Located at 48.976, 2.642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.387 miles away.
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Paris RER stations

Gare d'Aulnay-sous-Bois

Aulnay-sous-Bois (SNCF) is the major railway station of the commune Aulnay-sous-Bois. It is served by the RER B and the Transilien K line. The station is also the terminus for tramway T4. \t\t \t\t\tGare d Aulnay-sous-Bois 05. jpg \t\t\t Tram platforms \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tAULNAYS sous Bois - La gare.

Located at 48.932, 2.494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.384 miles away.
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Railway stations in Île-de-France

Bobigny

Bobigny is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km from the center of Paris. Bobigny is the préfecture (capital) of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Bobigny. It is only the 12th-largest commune in Seine-Saint-Denis (1999 census). Inhabitants are called Balbyniens.

Located at 48.9106, 2.43972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.382 miles away.
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Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis, Prefectures in France

Paris–Le Bourget Airport

Paris–Le Bourget Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget) is an airport located at Le Bourget, in the districts of Bonneuil-en-France and Dugny, 6 NM north-northeast (NNE) of Paris, France. It is now used only for general aviation and air shows, most notably the Paris Air Show. The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was Paris's only airport until the construction of Orly Airport in 1932.

Located at 48.9694, 2.44139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.386 miles away.
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Airports in France, Airports in the Paris region, Buildings and structures in Seine-Saint-Denis, Transport in Île-de-France, World War II airfields in France, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France

Paris Air Show

The Paris Air Show (Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace, Paris-Le Bourget) claims to be the world's oldest and largest air show. Established in 1909, it is currently held every odd year at Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France. The next Paris Air Show, on the 17th to the 23rd of June 2013, will be the 50th. The format is similar to the Farnborough International Airshow in Britain and the ILA Berlin Air Show, which both next happen in 2014.

Located at 48.9555, 2.4324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.385 miles away.
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Air shows, Trade fairs in France, Aviation in France

Drancy internment camp

The Drancy internment camp was an assembly and detention camp for confining Jews who were later deported to the extermination camps during the German military administration of Occupied France during World War II. It was located in Drancy, a northeastern suburb of Paris, France. Between June 22, 1942, and July 31, 1944, during its use as an internment camp, 67,400 French, Polish, and German Jews were deported from the camp in 64 rail transports, which included 6,000 children.

Located at 48.92, 2.455 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.383 miles away.
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Deportation, Nazi concentration camps in France, Vichy France, Buildings and structures in Seine-Saint-Denis, The Holocaust in France, World War II internment camps in France, World War II memorials in France, Visitor attractions in Seine-Saint-Denis

Clichy-sous-Bois

Clichy-sous-Bois (is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. The vast majority of its population is made up of African heritage. It is in this city that the 2005 riots started. Clichy-sous-Bois is not served by any motorway or major road and no railway and therefore remains one of the most isolated of the inner suburbs of Paris.

Located at 48.9097, 2.54806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.383 miles away.
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Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis

Château d'Écouen

The Château d'Écouen is a historical château in the city of Écouen, north of Paris, France. The château was built between 1538 and 1550 by the architect Jean Bullant for Anne de Montmorency, who was made Connétable de France in 1538.

Located at 49.0175, 2.37833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.390 miles away.
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Châteaux in Val-d'Oise, Art museums and galleries in France, Museums in Val-d'Oise, Renaissance architecture in France, Houses completed in 1550, Decorative arts museums in France, World War II museums in France, National museums of France

Île-de-France tramway Line 4

Tramway line T4 is a tram-train line in Île-de-France, operating in part on SNCF lines just outside the city limits of Paris, connecting Bondy RER station with Aulnay-sous-Bois station on the 'Ligne des Coquetiers' (literally translated as 'Line of the Egg Cups'), which originally opened in 1875. It became the first French tram-train line when it opened on 18 November 2006, and unlike the other tramways in Île-de-France, T4 is operated by the SNCF. The line is used by 30,000 people daily.

Located at 48.9319, 2.49639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.384 miles away.
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Tram lines in Île-de-France

Japan Expo

Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture - the largest of its kind in Europe - taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival Kultima and expanded to include some European and US pop culture as well. It is held yearly in the beginning of July, for four days (usually from Thursday to Sunday), in the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte (second-largest convention center in France).

Located at 48.9722, 2.51639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.387 miles away.
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Japanese culture, Anime conventions, Recurring events established in 1999, 1999 establishments in France, Exhibitions in France

Église Notre-Dame du Raincy

The Church of Notre Dame du Raincy is a modern church built in 1922-23 by the French architects Auguste Perret and Gustave Perret in the commune of Le Raincy near Paris. It is considered a monument of modernism in architecture, using reinforced concrete in a manner that expresses the possibilities of the new material.

Located at 48.8958, 2.51361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.382 miles away.
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Churches in Seine-Saint-Denis, Religious buildings completed in 1922

Château Mont-Royal

The Château Mont-Royal is a French chateau in La Chapelle-en-Serval, Oise, built for Fernand Halphen by the architect Guillaume Tronchet. It was to offer his wife a view which enchanted her, he said, that Fernand Halphen bought the house at la Chapelle-en-Serval, near Chantilly (Oise) and decided in 1908 to erect a country house in a wooded valley there, which became known as the Château Mont-Royal.

Located at 49.1261, 2.54944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.398 miles away.
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Châteaux in Oise

Parc Arboretum de Montfermeil

The Parc Arboretum de Montfermeil (10.9 hectares) is a park and arboretum located in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. It is open daily without charge. The park was formed by combining two existing parks, the former parc du Château des Cèdres and parc Jean Valjean, with extensive landscaping during which 731 trees and bushes were planted, adding to those 489 trees already in place. It opened to the public in 2006.

Located at 48.8966, 2.56971 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.382 miles away.
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Gardens in Seine-Saint-Denis, Botanical gardens in France

Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 (Paris RER)

Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 is one of two railway stations at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.

Located at 49.01, 2.56417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.390 miles away.
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Railway stations in Île-de-France, Airport railway stations in France, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

Stade Georges Pompidou

Stade Georges Pompidou is a stadium in Valence, France. It is currently used for football matches and was the home stadium of ASOA Valence. The stadium holds 15,128 spectators. It is named after Georges Pompidou. On 8 February 2011 the stadium hosted an international friendly between Côte d'Ivoire and Mali. Côte d'Ivoire won the match 1-0.

Located at 48.8767, 2.52222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.380 miles away.
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Football venues in France, Sports venues in Drôme

Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634

The accident happened on 6 January 1993 when Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634 was on a flight from Bremen Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. The Dash 8-311 registration D-BEAT with 23 passengers and crew took off from Bremen Airport at 17:30. When Flight 5634 was nearing Paris a Korean Air Boeing 747 burst a tyre on landing and the runway was closed down for a short while.

Located at 49.0019, 2.6175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.389 miles away.
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Accidents and incidents involving the Bombardier Dash 8, Aviation accidents and incidents in France, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993, Lufthansa CityLine accidents and incidents, 1993 in France

Gare du Bourget

Le Bourget is an RER station in Le Bourget, a northern suburb of Paris, in Seine-Saint-Denis department France. The station is in Zone 3 of the Carte orange. It is situated on the RER B suburban railway line.

Located at 48.9308, 2.42611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.384 miles away.
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Railway stations in Île-de-France

1973 Paris Air Show crash

The 1973 Paris Air Show crash was the crash of the second production Tupolev Tu-144 at Goussainville, Val-d'Oise, France, which killed all six crew and a further eight people on the ground. The crash, at the Paris Air Show on 3 June 1973, damaged the development program of the Tupolev Tu-144. One theory is that a French Mirage jet sent to photograph the aircraft without the knowledge of the Russian crew caused the pilots to take evasive maneuvers, resulting in the crash.

Located at 49.0258, 2.47444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.390 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents at air shows, Aviation accidents and incidents in France, Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1973, 1973 in France, France–Soviet Union relations

Parc des Expositions de Villepinte

The Parc des expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte is a large convention center located in Villepinte near Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The center opened in 1982 and is the second-largest in France. The center encompasses 115 hectares and has 246,000 m of convention space in eight halls. The center is served by the Parc des Expositions station on the RER B.

Located at 48.9711, 2.5175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.387 miles away.
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Convention centers in France

Parc des Expositions (Paris RER)

Parc des Expositions is a station on the RER B's Airport branch. It is situated in the town of Villepinte in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and serves the Paris-Nord convention centre. The station is located at kilometere 21.01 of the airport branch of the RER B (branch B3). As part of the RER B upgrade, an additional platform is due to be built. The station sees services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse via Gare du Nord in Paris.

Located at 48.9736, 2.51444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.387 miles away.
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Paris RER stations