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The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: bas Clamart, the historical centre, and petit Clamart with urbanization developed in the 1960s replacing pea fields. The canton of Clamart includes only a part of the commune. The other part of the commune belongs to the canton of Le Plessis-Robinson.
The city name is famous in French gastronomy. A speciality with peas as a side-dish, is called "à la Clamart". Close to Paris and its central marketplace (Les Halles), Clamart's peas were the first of the season.
De Gaulle assassination attempt
On 22 August 1962 the French President Charles de Gaulle was the target of an assassination attempt organised by the French Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry. As de Gaulle's black Citroën DS 19[3] sped through Petit-Clamart it was met by a barrage of submachine-gun fire. De Gaulle and his entourage, which included his wife, survived the attempt without any casualties or serious injuries while the attempt's perpetrators were subsequently all arrested and put on trial. The leader of the assassination attempt, Jean Bastien-Thiry, was executed by firing squad after his 1963 conviction, and was the last person to be executed by firing squad in France.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
969
—
1800
736
−3.85%
1806
740
+0.09%
1821
1,022
+2.18%
1831
1,225
+1.83%
1836
1,268
+0.69%
1841
1,567
+4.33%
1846
1,564
−0.04%
1851
1,763
+2.42%
1856
2,149
+4.04%
1861
2,751
+5.06%
1866
3,194
+3.03%
1872
3,163
−0.16%
1876
3,640
+3.57%
1881
4,187
+2.84%
1886
5,112
+4.07%
1891
5,491
+1.44%
1896
6,283
+2.73%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
7,391
+3.30%
1906
8,720
+3.36%
1911
11,376
+5.46%
1921
15,916
+3.42%
1926
22,734
+7.39%
1931
31,047
+6.43%
1936
32,427
+0.87%
1946
33,817
+0.42%
1954
37,924
+1.44%
1962
47,991
+2.99%
1968
54,906
+2.27%
1975
52,952
−0.52%
1982
48,353
−1.29%
1990
47,227
−0.29%
1999
48,572
+0.31%
2007
51,000
+0.61%
2012
52,408
+0.55%
2017
52,971
+0.21%
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New urban development (ZAC) in the Panorama district.
On a former EDF research site, construction on a new urban development (zone d'aménagement concerté or ZAC), overlooking the man-made Panorama Lake (Lac du Panorama) and consisting of new homes, commercial and business space, two schools, and a nursery, began in summer 2018.[6] The land had been purchased by the city in 2017, and the project was designed by A26. The first residents moved in in late 2019, and the schools were two thirds full by 2021 when the second phase of construction was underway.[7]