Goussainville, Val-d'Oise
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Goussainville (French pronunciation: [ɡusɛ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, northern France.[3] It is located 20.6 km (12.8 mi) north-northeast from the centre of Paris, near Charles de Gaulle Airport. Goussainville is part of the urban unit (agglomeration) of Paris.[3]
Goussainville | |
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Coordinates: 49°01′57″N 2°28′29″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
Canton | Goussainville |
Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Abdelaziz Hamida[1] |
Area 1 | 11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 30,693 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95280 /95190 |
Elevation | 56–109 m (184–358 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Goussainville was the site of the crash of the supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 during the 1973 Paris Air Show which led to the deaths of all six people on board and eight more on the ground and is less than 6 km from Gonesse, the site of the crash of the supersonic Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 on 25 July 2000.
In 1974, a year after the deadly Tupolev Tu-144 crash, Charles de Gaulle Airport opened—putting the small commune directly in the flight path of the busy airport. The constant noise was a major disturbance and acted as a "constant reminder of the deadly crash."[4][5]