Choisy-le-Roi

Choisy-le-Roi is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France.

Geography
Choisy-le-Roi is located 10.7 km southeast from the center of Paris, on both banks of the river Seine. The neighbouring communes are, from the north and clockwise: Vitry-sur-Seine, Alfortville, Créteil, Valenton, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Orly and Thiais.

Climate
Choisy-le-Roi has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Choisy-le-Roi is 12.7 C. The average annual rainfall is 607.2 mm with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.0 C, and lowest in January, at around 5.3 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Choisy-le-Roi was 41.7 C on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -11.5 C on 1 January 1997.

Transport
Choisy-le-Roi is served by Choisy-le-Roi station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Créteil-Pompadour station on Paris RER line D.

Education
Public schools include:
 * Preschools (maternelles): Marcel Cachin, Danièle Casanova, Eugénie Cotton, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc – Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Paul Langevin, Henri Wallon
 * Elementary schools: Marcel Cachin, Jean Macé, du Centre – Auguste Blanqui, du Parc- Armand Noblet, Victor Hugo, Joliot Curie, Paul Langevin, Nelson Mandela
 * Junior high schools (collèges): Émile Zola, Jules Vallès, Henri Matisse, College Paul Klee.
 * Senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Jean Macé Choisy-le-Roi, Lycée des métiers Jacques Brel

There is a private school serving elementary to senior high school, groupe scolaire Saint André Choisy-le-Roi.

Personalities

 * Louise Bourgeois, artist
 * Philippe Di Folco, writer
 * Yves Pires, artist
 * Zainoul Bah, basketball player
 * Davy Dona, karateka
 * Jeremy Nzeulie, basketball player
 * Madimoussa Traore, footballer
 * Suzanne Chaisemartin (1921–2017) organist was born in Choisy-le-Roy
 * Hugo Valente, racing driver

International relations
Choisy-le-Roi is twinned with:
 * Đống Đa (Hanoi), Vietnam
 * 🇩🇪 Hennigsdorf, Germany
 * 🇮🇹 Lugo, Italy
 * 🇷🇴 Târnova, Romania