• Saint-Mandé is located at the southeast entrance of the Paris region and north -east of the department of Val -de- Marne, in the heart of the largest forest park in Ile- de- France, the Bois de Vincennes.
• Blazon :

• Squirrel, weapons of Fouquet, rising to the deck halfpipe his property Saint-Mandé. Waves of money streams of the Bois de Vincennes and Lake Saint-Mandé.
• Stars and chevron gold coat of arms Be'rulle. Twigs of lilies, the enclosure and the turret reminiscent belonging to the royal domain of Vincennes.
• Currency Cresco and Floresco means Grow and Bloom.

• History :

• Saint-Mandé, in the early Middle Ages, was a hamlet clustered at the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, around a chapel dedicated to St. Maudez, abbot of Cornwall came to settle in Britain, and where was a relic.
• With the construction of a Benedictine priory of the abbey of Saint -Magloire in Paris, Saint-Mandé turned into a village of a few hundred souls mostly laborers or winemakers.
• One of the last priors Saint-Mandé was appointed Antoine Furetière, author of Roman citizens and a dictionary of the French language.
• In 1274, King Philip the Bold, wishing enlarge the royal domain of Vincennes, the village amputation of part of its territory. However, the proximity of the court and the quality of life attracted great characters Saint-Mandé. Thus, in 1657, the Superintendent Fouquet moved into a luxury hotel surrounded by landscaped gardens by Le Nôtre, and there received the greatest kingdom of Louis XIV, Mazarin, the Duke of Orleans, Corneille, Molière, La Fontaine...
• During the Revolution, Saint-Mandé asked its administrative autonomy and appointed June 30, 1790 its first municipality. The years that followed saw the city beautify and soar despite the amputation three times an important part of its territory, radically altering its appearance.
• Over the years, the city asserted his character and soon became a special place for many Parisians, is embellishing mansions and stately buildings. Many personalities were born or have lived in Saint-Mandé : Victor Hugo, Juliette Drouet, François Vidocq, Georges Courteline Moinaux Julius Paulus, Yvette Guilbert, Claudette Colbert, Alfred Grevin, Alexandra David- Neel, Charles Nungesser, René Mouchotte, Robert Lamoureux Alice Guy- Blache...
• Reconciling lifestyle and dynamism, Saint-Mandé, not forgetting its social vocation early affirmed, hosts many buildings such as Saint- Michel hospice, hospice Lenoir- Jous - Seran, the Institute Val Mande, the military Hospital Bégin. Also, its location allows the implementation of large companies such as pole Geoscience which includes the National Institute of geographic and forest information ( born of the recent merger between the National Geographic Institute and the National Forestry Institute ) Météo- France and part of hydraulic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy ( SHOM ).

• Twinning :

• Waltham Forest in Britain.
• Tres Cantos, Spain.
• Concord U.S..
• Drogheda in Ireland.
• Yanggy Korea.
• Saint -Jean d' Acre in Israel.
• Eschwege, Germany.
• Vila Verde Portugal.