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Maisons-Alfort
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Maisons-Alfort is a community in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.4 kilometers from the center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort, the most famous veterinary medical school in France. The Fort de Charenton, constructed between 1841 and 1845, has since 1959 housed the Commandement des Ecoles de la Gendarmerie Nationale. In 2004, the population of the city was 54,600 and an area of 5.35 square kilometers.
Initially, Maisons-Alfort was called simply Maisons. The name Maisons comes from Medieval Latin Mansiones, meaning the houses. At the establishment of the community during the French Revolution, the name of the hamlet of Alfort was joined with the name of Maisons. The name Alfort comes from the manor built there by Peter of Aigueblanche, Bishop of Hereford England, in the middle of the 13th century. The name of this Manor of Hereford was corrupted into Harefort, then Hallefort, and ultimately Alfort. The National Veterinary School of Alfort was settled numerous centuries later in the manor and its estate.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Maisons-Alfort is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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