Trappes () is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is a banlieue located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre zero, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
In July 2013, Trappes police station was attacked by a mob of French Muslims in response to the arrest of a man who had assaulted a police officer during an identity check on his entirely veiled wife (face covering is illegal in France). A man on the terrorism watch list of the French police, killed his mother and sister with a knife in Trappes on August 23, 2018. Amaq News Agency claimed responsibility on behalf of the Islamic State. However, French interior minister Gérard Collomb stated he was a man with mental health issues, rather than someone inspired by the organisation.
The community has three junior high schools:
Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:
Education
Climate
Notable people
Freedom of Trappes/Honorary Citizens of Trappes
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
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