| Alfortville | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Alfortville 94.svg |
| Map: | Alfortville_map.svg |
| Map Caption: | Paris and inner ring departments |
| Arrondissement: | Créteil |
| Canton: | Alfortville |
| Insee: | 94002 |
| Postal Code: | 94140 |
| Mayor: | Luc Carvounas[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Grand Paris |
| Coordinates: | 48.805°N 2.4239°W |
| Elevation M: | 32 |
| Elevation Min M: | 27 |
| Elevation Max M: | 37 |
| Area Km2: | 3.67 |
Alfortville (in French pronounced as /alfɔʁvil/) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.6km (04.7miles) from the center of Paris.
The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort.
Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER D: and .
Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station on Paris Métro Line 8.
See also: Armenians in France and List of Armenian ethnic enclaves. The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. The Armenian Apostolic Church, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak.
After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops resumed in 2020, the city council of Alfortville unanimously voted to support the recognition of its independence under its Armenian name of Artsakh Republic,[2] making it the first French city to do so.
Public schools in the commune include:[3]
Private schools include:[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Alfortville is twinned with:[4]
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (1989)
Oshakan, Armenia (2001)