Sevran
Sevran | ||
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Commune | ||
Sevran town hall in 2007 | ||
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Paris and inner ring departments | ||
Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°32′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.5333°ECoordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°32′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.5333°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis | |
Arrondissement | Le Raincy | |
Canton | Sevran | |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Stéphane Gatignon | |
Area1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 49,807 | |
• Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 93071 /93270 | |
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. |
Sevran (French pronunciation: [sə.vʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the center of Paris.
Geography
Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.[1]
Demographics
Immigration
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As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.[1]
In 2013 The Economist stated that Sevran was one of the poorest areas of the Paris Metropolitan Area. As of 2013 36% of the residents are considered to be below the poverty line. The national average is 12%. About 75% of Sevran's residents live in subsidized housing. The article also cites research that says "somebody called Mohamed, Ali or Kamel is four times more likely to be unemployed than somebody named Philippe or Alain."[1]
Culture
Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran. Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including Claude Ballif, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire. The French famous rapper Kaaris is also from Sevran, born to parents from Côte d'Ivoire.
Women are unofficially banned from public spaces by men in some areas of Sevran and will not receive service in bars or cafés. Authorities turn a blind eye as the men support the mayor.[2][3][4][5]
Heraldry
The arms of Sevran are blazoned : Azure, a bend argent between 3 acorns and 2 eagle talons Or, on a chief azure, 3 fleurs de lys Or surmounted by a label argent. |
Transport
Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.
Education
Schools:
- 15 public preschools (maternelles):[6]
- 16 public primary schools:[7]
- 1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès[6][7]
- Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La Pléïade[8]
- Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues." The Economist. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "Femmes indésirables dans des lieux publics: "Les maires ont accepté ça parce que ces gens-là votent pour eux"". BFMTV. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ "Un reportage dans un bar où les femmes sont interdites provoque de vives réactions". Sud Ouest.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "'This isn't Paris. It's only men here' - Inside the French Muslim no-go zones where women aren't welcome". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ Alouti, Feriel (2017-02-03). "A Sevran, les femmes sont-elles vraiment indésirables dans les cafés ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- 1 2 "Ecoles maternelles." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- 1 2 "Ecoles élémentaires." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Enseignement secondaire." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
External links
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