What is "saint-mande"

Saint-Mandé is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The municipality is the sixth smallest surface of Île-de-France, and therefore one of the most densely populated ones in Europe. It is located on the edge of the 12th district of Paris, near the Porte de Vincennes and Porte de Saint-Mandé. The motto of the city is "Cresco et Floresco", which means "I grow and I flourish".

Saint-Mandé is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 which is located in the Saint-Mandé commune, just outside the Boulevard Périphérique. It was called Tourelle until 1937, when it was renamed Saint-Mandé - Tourelle.