Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis
Saint-Ouen | ||
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Saint-Ouen Location within Île-de-France region Saint-Ouen | ||
Coordinates: 48°54′00″N 2°20′00″E / 48.9000°N 2.3333°ECoordinates: 48°54′00″N 2°20′00″E / 48.9000°N 2.3333°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis | |
Canton | Saint-Ouen | |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris | |
Area1 | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 46,510 | |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 93071 /93400 | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Saint-Ouen (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿wɛ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 miles) from the centre of Paris.
The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen are Paris, to the south, Clichy, to the west, Asnières-sur-Seine and L'Île-Saint-Denis, to the north, and Saint-Denis to the east.
The commune of Saint-Ouen is part of the canton of Saint-Ouen, which also includes L'Île-Saint-Denis and part of Épinay-sur-Seine. Saint-Ouen also includes the Cimetière de Saint-Ouen.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the commune of Saint-Ouen was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and Aubervilliers. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of Montmartre was also disbanded; the city of Paris annexed most of Montmartre, but Saint-Ouen did receive a small northern part of the territory of that commune.
Flea market
Saint-Ouen is home to Paris' flea market, the highest concentration of antique dealers and second-hand furniture dealers in the world.. The flea market (marché aux puces) is held every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; because of this high frequency, compared to other flea markets, it has tended to consist only of professionals who rent their spot for a minimum term of three years. In 2014 the flea market site was acquired by Jean-Cyrille Boutmy from Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster.[1]
Transport
Saint-Ouen is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Garibaldi and Mairie de Saint-Ouen.
From mid-2017 it will also be connected at Mairie de Saint-Ouen to the extended Gare Saint Lazare to Olympiades Paris Metro Line 14.
Saint-Ouen is also served by Saint-Ouen station on Paris RER line C.
Education
Schools and High Schools
Saint-Ouen has :
- 3 school groups of preschools and primary schools[2]
- 9 pre-schools[2]
- 8 primary schools[2]
- 3 "collèges" (lower secondary schools)[3]
- Collège Jean Jaurès
- Collège Joséphine Baker
- Collège Jules Michelet
- 2 High Schools/Sixth-form colleges[3]
Further and higher education
Supméca, an accredited mechanical engineering school is located in the Vieux Saint Ouen quarter. It was created in 1948, is member of the university of Paris-Seine and now part of the ISAE Group, which has a total of 6000 students. One literary and humanities Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles at Lycée Blanqui High School's premises.[4]
Personalities
- Jacques Gondouin (1737–1818), architect
- Alphonse Halimi (1932–2006), boxer
- Louis Stettner (1922–2016), American photographer of "everyday poetry"
- Dany Bill (b. 1973), seven-times Muaythai World champion.
- Benjamin Cuq (b. 1974), journalist-writer
- Abdoulaye Soumare (b. 1980), footballer
- Djimi Traore (b. 1980), footballer
- Richard Clayderman (b. 1953), pianist
Twin towns – Sister cities
Saint-Ouen is twinned with:
See also
- Cimetière de Saint-Ouen, Saint-Ouen cemetery
- Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
References
- ↑ "Traders at world's largest flea market in Paris celebrate as British aristocrat sells up". London Evening Standard.
- 1 2 3 "Ecoles et accueils de loisirs." Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Jeunesse." Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Prepa-blanqui.fr - Homme Pas Cher- Acheter Chaussures Homme à Prix de Gros". www.prepa-blanqui.fr.
- ↑ "Umbria – Town Twinning". Comuni-Italiani.it. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ Salford City Council. "Salford's twin towns". Salford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- ↑ МЕЖДУНАРОДНО СЪТРУДНИЧЕСТВО НА ОБЩИНА РУСЕ – Побратимени градове. Община Русе [Municipality Ruse] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ "Podolsk sister cities". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
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