Chelles

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Overview

Chelles may refer to:Chelles, Oise, a commune in the Oise département, France Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département, 18 km east of Paris Chelles Abbey, located in the commune until its destruction in 1796 Chelles Battle Pro, an annual b-boying competition held in Chelles, Seine-et-Marne Jean de Chelles, master mason and sculptor Pierre de Chelles, 14th-century French architect and sculptor

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Jean-Jacques Deyrolle

French painter and graphic artist (1911-1967)

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

French chess player

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

Jean Sablon

French actor-singer (1906-1994)

Thierry Escaich

French composer

M

Maria Murano

singer (1918-2009)

Franck Signorino

French footballer

F

Félix Trombe

French engineer (1906–1985)

Christian Vander

French musician

Roland Nungesser

French politician (1925-2011)

C

Cécile Rigaux

French beach volleyball player

Lilian Nalis

French football manager (born 1971)

Louis Massignon

Islamic studies scholar (1883–1962)

Philippe Louviot

cyclist

Magaye Gueye

Senegalese-French footballer (born 1990)

Jacques Hoden

French photographer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Île-de-France

• Gournay-sur-Marne
  1.4 mi away · pop. 6,882
• Brou-sur-Chantereine
  1.8 mi away · pop. 4,992
• Vaires-sur-Marne
  2.3 mi away · pop. 13,518
• Bry-sur-Marne
  4.4 mi away · pop. 17,400
• Fontenay-sous-Bois
  5.6 mi away · pop. 51,812
• Guermantes
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,148
• La Queue-en-Brie
  6.1 mi away · pop. 12,081
• Chennevières-sur-Marne
  6.3 mi away · pop. 18,367
• Ormesson-sur-Marne
  6.7 mi away · pop. 10,540
• Chanteloup-en-Brie
  7 mi away · pop. 4,171
• Montévrain
  7.2 mi away · pop. 13,934
• Noiseau
  7.4 mi away · pop. 4,610

Browse all places in Île-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chelles

Une lumière au bout du tunnel

Xavier T. · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Scarce Maple Pigmy

Stigmella aceris

Seen 2026-09-27

Leafhopper Assassin Bug

Zelus renardii

Seen 2026-09-27

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

Seen 2026-09-27

Dock Bug

Coreus marginatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Pear Lace Bug

Stephanitis pyri

Seen 2026-09-27

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-09-27

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-09-27

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-09-27

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chelles, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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