Bagnolet

Bagnolet is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.2 km (3.2 mi) from the center of Paris. Its inhabitants are called Bagnoletais.

Bagnolet
Commune
The Mercurial Towers and Bagnolet town hall, in 2004
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Bagnolet
Bagnolet
Paris and inner ring départements
Bagnolet
Bagnolet (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°52′09″N 2°25′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementBobigny
CantonBagnolet
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Tony Di Martino
Area
1
2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
35,674
 • Density14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
93006 /93170
Elevation57–119 m (187–390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Bagnolet was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of Charonne was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Bagnolet, and Montreuil. Bagnolet received a small part of the territory of Charonne.

On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Bagnolet was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Romainville and a part of the territory of Pantin to create the commune of Les Lilas.

The town used to be the home of the Château de Bagnolet.

Transport

Bagnolet is served by Gallieni station on Paris Metro line 3 and RATP buslines 76,102,115,122,318 545.

International and National coaches serve Bagnolet at Gallieni Metro station.

Notable people

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Support for Georges Ibrahim Abdallah

In December 2013, the city's council voted to make Georges Ibrahim Abdallah an "honorary resident." The city council's motion (which did not mention Abdallah's role in the murder of Charles R. Ray) described him as a “communist activist” and a “political prisoner” who “belongs to the resistance movement of Lebanon" and is a "determined defender of the Palestinian just cause." The motion stated that Abdallah's release was being denied “primarily because of the intervention of the US government" and "To call for his liberation, the municipal council declares him an honorary citizen of Bagnolet."[2]

In July 2014, the administrative court in Montreuil revoked the city's motion to grant Abdallah honorary citizenship.[3]

Education

The commune has ten public preschools (maternelles), nine public elementary schools, two public junior high schools (collèges), and a comprehensive public senior high school (lycée polyvalent).[4]

  • Junior high schools: Georges-Politzer and Travail / Langevin
  • Lycée général et professionnel Eugène-Hénaff

There is a private junior and high school, Lycée professionnel et technologique Saint-Besnoît de l'Europe.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Bagnolet is twinned with:[5]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. French locality honors killer of U.S., Israeli diplomats, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 13, 2013.
  3. Le terroriste Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, citoyen d'honneur de Bagnolet: la fin d'un scandale par Jonathan Aleksandrowicz, Actualité juive (AJ), July 7, 2014.
  4. "Tous les établissements scolaires de Bagnolet." Bagnolet. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  5. "La coopération internationale". ville-bagnolet.fr (in French). Bagnolet. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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