Créteil-Préfecture: history and sights
Served by: metro line 8.
Did you know?
Historic eastern terminus of line 8, at the heart of the Val-de-Marne prefecture, a new town developed from the 1970s onward. Créteil was one of the first 'new towns' in the Paris region, designed to ease pressure on the capital and house its growing population.
Anecdote
Créteil was one of the first 'new towns' in the Paris region, designed to ease pressure on the capital.
Around Créteil-Préfecture
- Lac de Créteil, 1500 m away — An artificial lake created in the 1970s, enhancing this new suburban town.
- Préfecture du Val-de-Marne, 700 m away — A modern administrative building, seat of the Val-de-Marne department.
- Cathédrale de Créteil, 750 m away — A modern cathedral with a vast curved roof, one of the most recent in France.