Romainville
Romainville | |
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 The church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
Location of Romainville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′02″N 2°26′06″E / 48.884°N 2.435°E | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 37,152 |
| • Density | 10,800/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93063 /93230 |
| Elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| 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, located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.
Location
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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. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1873.[3]
Population
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Transport
Romainville is served by three station of the Paris Métro, which are Serge Gainsbourg, Romainville-Carnot, Montreuil-Hôpital. Also not far is Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5.
Education
As of 2016 there were 1,147 preschool (maternelle) students and 1,637 elementary students in Romainville communal primary schools, making a total of 2,782 students.[6]
Primary schools:[7]
- 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[8]
- Collège Pierre-André Houël[9]
Lycée Liberté, a vocational high school, is in Romainville.[10]
International relations
Romainville is twinned with:
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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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ État des communes à la fin du XIXe siècle: Romainville. Seine (France). Direction des affaires départementales. 1899. p. 20.
- ^ 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)
