Montreuil | |
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Coordinates: 48°51′40″N 2°26′37″E / 48.8611°N 2.4436°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Bobigny |
Canton | Montreuil-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Bessac[1] (PCF) |
Area 1 | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 111,455 |
• Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93048 /93100 |
Elevation | 52–117 m (171–384 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. |
Montreuil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ), also known unofficially as Montreuil-sous-Bois (pronounced [mɔ̃tʁœj su bwa]), is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km (4.1 mi) from the centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the Métropole du Grand Paris. With a population of 111,367 as of 2020, Montreuil is the third most populous suburb of Paris after Boulogne-Billancourt and Saint-Denis. It is located north of Paris's Bois de Vincennes (in the 12th arrondissement), on the border with Val-de-Marne.