Goussainville, Val-d'Oise
Goussainville (French pronunciation: [ɡusɛ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, northern France. 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.
Goussainville | |
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Saint Pierre-Saint Paul | |
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Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of 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 |
| Area 1 | 11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 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."