Noisy-le-Grand
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Noisy-le-Grand is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.2km from the centre of Paris.The commune of Noisy-le-Grand is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.NameThe name Noisy comes from Medieval Latin nucetum, meaning "walnut grove", after the walnut trees covering the territory of Noisy-le-Grand in ancient times.The epithet "le-Grand" (Medieval Latin: Magnum), meaning "the Great", was added in the Middle Ages, probably to distinguish Noisy-le-Grand from the smaller settlement of Noisy-le-Sec, which was sometimes referred to as Nucenum Minus ("Noisy the Small").
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