Romainville
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 The church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart | |
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Location of Romainville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′02″N 2°26′06″E / 48.884°N 2.435°E / 48.884; 2.435 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Bobigny |
| Canton | Bagnolet |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Dechy[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 33,266 |
| • Density | 9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93063 /93230 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Romainville (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.
Location
It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris.
History
On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Romainville was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas.
Heraldry
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The arms of Romainville are blazoned : Per fess azure and Or, a castle argent, open pierced and masoned sable, and an oak eradicated vert.
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Population
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Transport
Romainville is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations to Romainville are Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11 and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5. The former is located in the neighboring commune of Les Lilas, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the town center of Romainville, and the latter is located in the neighboring commune of Pantin, 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the town center of Romainville.
There are plans to extend Paris Métro Line 11 beyond its terminus at Mairie des Lilas station, reaching the town center of Romainville and beyond to Rosny-sous-Bois. In 2024, a station on place Carnot will be opened with a connection to tram line 1.
Education
As of 2016[update] there were 1,147 preschool (maternelle) students and 1,637 elementary students in Romainville communal primary schools, making a total of 2,782 students.[5]
Primary schools:[6]
- Preschools: Marcel Cachin, Danielle Casanova, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Charcot, Youri Gagarine, Véronique et Florestan
- Elementary schools: Henri Barbusse, Marcel Cachin, Jean Charcot, Fraternité, Paul Langevin, Gabriel-Péri, Paul Vaillant-Couturier, Maryse-Bastié.
Junior high schools:
- Collège Gustave Courbet[7]
- Collège Pierre-André Houël[8]
Lycée Liberté, a vocational high school, is in Romainville.[9]
International relations
Romainville is twinned with:
See also
- Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville
- Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
- Convoi des 31000
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Romainville, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Rentrée scolaire 2016-2017 ." Romainville. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Numéros utiles." Romainville. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Gustave Courbet. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Pierre-André Houël. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- ^ Home.Lycée Liberté. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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