Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | |
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 The town hall of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | |
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| Coordinates: 48°57′56″N 2°21′41″E / 48.9656°N 2.3614°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Épinay-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Fourcade[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 31,344 |
| • Density | 9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93059 /93200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [pjɛfit syʁ sɛn] ⓘ, literally Pierrefitte on Seine) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France. Today forming part of the northern suburbs of Paris, Pierrefitte lies 12.4 km (7.7 mi) from the centre of the French capital.
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Heraldry
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The arms of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine are blazoned: Gules, 3 rocks argent, perched on the center one a finch Or, on a chief azur a nail argent between 2 fleurs de lis Or.
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History
In December 2005, Pierrefitte became Europe's first "Mediation Town".[3]
Population
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Transport
The town is served by Pierrefitte – Stains railway station on line D of the RER regional suburban rail network.
The south of the commune, where the National Archives of France relocated in 2013, is also served by Saint-Denis – Université station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station lies on the border between the communes of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Saint-Denis.
Education
Primary and secondary schools in the commune include:
- Nine preschools (maternelles)[6]
- Eight elementary schools[7]
- Two junior high schools: Collège Gustave-Courbet and Collège Pablo-Neruda[8]
Collège intercommunal Lucie-Aubrac in Villetaneuse also serves Pierrefitte students, as does Lycée Polyvalent Maurice-Utrillo, a senior high school/sixth-form college in Stains.[8]
Paris 8 University and Paris 13 University serve area students.[9]
In the arts
Pierrefitte was where comedian and filmmaker Kheiron was raised, and the setting for his award-winning film All Three of Us.[10]
Personalities
- The actor and playwright Frédérick Lemaître lived in Pierrefitte between 1830 and 1845.
- The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny died in Pierrefitte in 1857 and is buried in the municipal cemetery.
Twin towns
Pierrefitte is twinned with
- Braintree in the United Kingdom
- Rüdersdorf bei Berlin in Germany.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Engel, Sven (15 December 2005). "Euromediation Working Group: Summary Report of the Pierrefitte Seminar" (PDF). European Forum for Urban Safety. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
The second seminar of the EuroMediation working group took place in the city of Pierrefitte, situated in the northern periphery of Paris, on December 2–3, 2005 and was preceded by a one-day colloquium presenting Pierrefitte as the first "City of Mediation" in Europe (Ville-Médiation).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les écoles maternelles." Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Les écoles élémentaires." Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Les collèges et le lycée." Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ^ "L'enseignement supérieur." Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Alliance Française: All three of us". Orpheum. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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