Créteil
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Health
As of 1 January 2006, 27 pharmaciesPharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, about 60 dentists, about 60 general practitioners, 10 pediatricians, and a half-dozen ophthalmologists and dermatologists constitute the general medical staff of the city.
Health facilities include:
- CHU Henri Mondor, a publicly owned hospital inaugurated on 2 December 1969. Conceived initially for 1,300 beds, its capacity today is 958 beds. It employs more than 3,000 people including more than 2,600 looking after patients. Its expenditure in 2004 was 241M€.
- Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Créteil, inaugurated on 3 November 1937. Capacity of reception of 530 in-patients as against 264 in 1937. The construction of this establishment was decided in 1932 by grouping the communes of the Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Creteil and Joinville-le-Pont within an inter-communal syndicate. Saint-Maur-des-Fossés joined this syndicate later. Originally, a number of the hospital personnel were religious sisters. In 2004, 38,037 hospitalizations were listed, with 2,551 childbirths and 12,838 surgical interventions. ] It employs approximately 2,000 people with about 1,600 of them caring for patients in medical or other capacities.
- Centre de Transfusion sanguine. The Blood Transfusion Center of Creteil is run by the inter-communal Hospital. This service treats from 600 to 1,000 requests per day.
- Albert Chenevier Hospital. A publicly owned hospital, with a 463-bed capacity. There are 118 beds in the psychiatric ward.
Transport
Créteil is served by three stations on Paris Métro Line 8Paris Metro Line 8
Paris Métro Line 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It connects the Balard station in southwestern Paris, to Créteil – Préfecture station in Créteil, a town south-east of the French capital, following a parabolic route on the right bank of Seine River...
: Créteil – L'Échat
Créteil - L'Échat (Paris Métro)
Créteil - L'Échat is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It is on the surface.The station opened on 24 September 1973 with the extension of the line from Maisons-Alfort - Les Juilliottes. It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Créteil -...
, Créteil – Université
Créteil - Université (Paris Métro)
Créteil - Université is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It is on the surface.The station opened on 10 September 1974 with the extension of the line from Créteil - L'Échat to Créteil - Préfecture. Its name refers to the nearby Paris 12 Val de Marne University....
and Créteil – Préfecture
Créteil - Préfecture (Paris Métro)
Créteil - Préfecture is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil. It was the southern terminus of the line as is on the surface.The station opened on 10 September 1974 with the extension of the line from Créteil - L'Échat...
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Sport
US Créteil-LusitanosUS Créteil-Lusitanos
Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football...
, founded in 1936, is the city's football club. They currently play in the Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
of the French League and their home stadium is Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Stade Dominique Duvauchelle is a multi-use stadium in Créteil, France. It takes its name from a local sports journalist who died shortly before the stadium's inauguration. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of US Créteil-Lusitanos Football. The stadium was...
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Personalities
- Bertrand Amoussou-GuenouBertrand Amoussou-GuenouBertrand Amoussou-Guenou is a retired French mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a trainer for his younger brother Karl of Team Amoussou and, following offical recognition of mixed martial arts in France, became the president of the national sanctioning body in January 2008.-Life and...
, mixed martial artist - Stephane CaristanStéphane CaristanStéphane Caristan is a retired hurdler from France, who set the world's best year performance in 1986. He did so by winning the men's 110 metres hurdles final at the European Championships in Stuttgart, clocking 13.20, which was also his personal best. He competed in three consecutive Summer...
, athlete - Bruno CoqueranBruno CoqueranBruno Coqueran is a French basketball player who played 19 matches for the French men's national basketball team from 1993-1994 .-References:...
, basketball player - Mohamed DiaméMohamed DiaméMohamed Diamé, also known as Momo Diamé, is a French-born Senegalese international footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
, footballer - Sylviane FélixSylviane FelixSylviane Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....
, athlete - Lina Jacques-SebastienLina Jacques-SébastienLina Jacques-Sébastien is a French sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres....
, athlete - Azrack MahamatAzrack MahamatAzrack-Yassine Mahamat is a Chadian footballer who plays for UD Melilla on loan from RCD Espanyol B in Spain, as a midfielder.-Club career:...
, footballer - Axel MédéricAxel MédéricAxel Médéric is a former French figure skater who competed in men's singles. In 1988, he won the silver medal at the French Figure Skating Championships and placed fifteenth at the 1988 Winter Olympics...
, figure skater - Marc RaquilMarc RaquilMarc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He has a World Championships bronze medal from 2003 and a European gold medal from the 2006 European Athletics Championships...
, athlete - Richard SoumahRichard SoumahRichard Soumah is a French professional footballer of Guinean origin, who currently plays as a midfielder for Stade Brestois 29. Born in Créteil, he started his career at Rennes, before moving to Guingamp in 2004. He made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season.-External links: *...
, footballer - Sammy TraoréSammy TraoréSammy Traoré is a French and Malian football defender, who currently a free agent. He makes good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and also start an attacking move....
, footballer - Christopher SambaChristopher SambaVeijeany Christopher Samba , more commonly known as Christopher Samba, is a Congolese footballer who plays as a defender for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.-Sedan:...
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Twin towns
Créteil is twinned with: FalkirkFalkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
, United Kingdom Kiryat Yam, Israel Mataró
Mataró
Mataró is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, to the north-east of Barcelona. , it...
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