Dammarie-lès-Lys (French pronunciation: [damaʁi le lis] ⓘ; officially Dammarie-les-Lys) is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France.
In 1959, a ministerial decree establishes the priority urbanized area (ZUP) of the Plaine du Lys 2359 homes are built from 1965 to 1973.
In 1997, the area of the Plaine du Lys experiencing violent riots following the death of a young resident (Abdelkader Bouziane) during a police intervention.
In 2002, two other young men of the city, Xavier Dem and Mohamed Berrichi, décédèrent two days apart, were investigated by the police.
Then, a long legal and media battle between the municipality and the association Bouge move followed in particular, which was the subject of a report on Canal + in the broadcast 90 minutes.
Alternately OPHLM, then the town and its mayor Jean-Claude Mignon, were sentenced after legal action brought by the association Bouge moves.
Dammarie-lès-Lys is served by Vosves station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon suburban rail line .
The Vives-Eaux Castle, situated in the South of the town, lodges the Star Academy France show.