Le Bourget is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the northeastern suburbs of Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. It is located 10.6 km (6.6 mi) from the center of Paris

Kilometre Zero

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A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the communes of Dugny

Dugny

Dugny is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.About a third of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Dugny, including its main terminal and the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace...

, Bonneuil-en-France

Bonneuil-en-France

Bonneuil-en-France is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.Le Bourget Airport is partially located in the commune.-References:** -External links:*...

, and Gonesse

Gonesse

Gonesse is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.The commune lies immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport.-History:...

. The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation civile

Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile

The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations. It is headquartered in Building 153 on the grounds...

 is headquartered on the airport grounds and in Le Bourget. Le Bourget Airport hosts the French Air and Space Museum, which is also located in the commune of Le Bourget.

International relations

Le Bourget has been twinned

Town twinning

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 with Amityville, New York

Amityville, New York

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 since 1979 and Zhukovsky

Zhukovsky (city)

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 in Russia

Russia

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Transport

Le Bourget is served by Le Bourget station on Paris RER line B

RER B

The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line runs from the northern termini Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye to the southern termini Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse ....

. There is also an extensive freight rail yard with international traffic to Belgium, among others.

External links

• Commune of Le Bourget