Rungis
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Rungis ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the department of Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France.
It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis, said to be the largest food market in the world.
The name Rungis was recorded for the first time in a royal charter of 1124 as Rungi Villa.
EconomyEdit
Rungis is the home base for the headquarters of the Système U supermarket cooperative,<ref>"Mentions Légales." Système U. Retrieved on 20 November 2010. "Système U Centrale Nationale - Parc Tertiaire SILIC 72/92, avenue Robert Schuman - 94533 Rungis Cede."</ref> Corsair International (previously Corsairfly) and HOP! airlines,<ref>"Historique de Corsairfly." Corsairfly. Retrieved on 2 June 2009.</ref><ref>"Nos métiers." Corsairfly. Retrieved on 23 September 2009.</ref><ref>"Legal notice." HOP! Retrieved on April 27, 2013. "HOP! French Limited Company with a capital of 120,028,000 euros Parc tertiaire Silic - 40 rue d’Arcueil - 94150 Rungis, France"</ref> and MGA Entertainment's France division.<ref>"Contact Template:Webarchive." MGA Entertainment. Retrieved on 26 December 2009.</ref>
Prior to its disestablishment, Air Liberté was headquartered in Rungis.<ref name="FI1997">World Airline Directory. Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.</ref> Airlinair previously had its head office in Rungis.<ref>"Legal Notices Template:Webarchive." Airlinair. Retrieved on 2 June 2009.</ref> In 2013 Airlinair merged into HOP!<ref>"Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!' Template:Webarchive." Reuters. 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.</ref>
TransportEdit
Rungis is located Template:Convert. (7.2 miles) from the center of Paris and Template:Convert from Orly Airport, at the junction of the A6 and RN7.
Rungis is served by Rungis – La Fraternelle station on Paris RER line C.
PopulationEdit
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EducationEdit
The community has two preschools (écoles maternelles), Médicis and Les Sources; two elementary schools, Les Antes and La Grange; and one junior high school, collège les Closeaux.<ref>"Les établissements scolaires et les inscriptions." Rungis. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.</ref>
Post-secondary education:
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