Montreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.6 km. (4.1 miles) from the center of Paris.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 90,500
• The name Montreuil was recorded for the first time in a royal edict of 722 as Monasteriolum, meaning 'little monastery' in Medieval Latin
• Long famous for its peaches and pears, Montreuil has a variety of light industries
• Despite everything that it reigns in Montreuil a very particular atmosphere, between mixture of the cultures and of the ethnic groups, artistic activity maintained since the years

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Peter and Paul church
• Cinéma Georges Mélies
• Wall mural décorations