Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (French pronunciation: [lə pʁe sɛ̃ ʒɛʁvɛ] ⓘ; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.2 km (3.2 mi) from the center of Paris. With a density of 25,643 inhabitants per square kilometres as of 2017,[3] Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
Le Pré Saint-Gervais | |
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Rue André Joineau, in Pré Saint-Gervais | |
Coat of arms | |
Paris and inner ring departments | |
Le Pré Saint-Gervais Le Pré Saint-Gervais | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′00″N 2°24′00″E / 48.8833°N 2.4000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Bobigny |
| Canton | Pantin |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Laurent Baron[1] |
| Area 1 | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 17,290 |
| • Density | 25,000/km2 (64,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93061 /93310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History edit
In 1767, Johann Schobert, a German composer at the Palace of Versailles went mushroom picking with his family in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, and died after insisting on eating them in a soup after two chefs told him that they were poisonous.[4]
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a large part of the commune of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhood of Pré-Saint-Gervais, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, leaving Le Pré-Saint-Gervais as a rump commune.
Heraldry edit
| The arms of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais are blazoned : Vert, 5 barrulets wavy in base and a ram's head argent, horned Or. |
Population edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 14,772 | — |
| 1975 | 13,271 | −1.52% |
| 1982 | 13,078 | −0.21% |
| 1990 | 15,373 | +2.04% |
| 1999 | 16,377 | +0.71% |
| 2007 | 17,244 | +0.65% |
| 2012 | 18,025 | +0.89% |
| 2017 | 17,950 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport edit
No station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network is in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. The closest Métro stations are Hoche on Line to the north, and Pré-Saint-Gervais on Line to the southwest, each a few hundred metres outside the commune.
Education edit
Schools in the commune:[5]
- Public preschools (maternelles): École Baudin, École Rosa-Parks, École Suzanne-Lacore, École Nelson-Mandela
- Public elementaries: École Anatole-France, École Jean-Jaurès, École Pierre-Brossolette
- Public junior high school: Collège Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
- Private preschool through junior high school: École et collège Saint-Joseph
- Private preschool: École maternelle Montessori
Personalities edit
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is the birthplace of Louis Wagner, the first race car driver to win the United States Grand Prix.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Schaechter, Moselio (1998). In the Company of Mushrooms: A Biologist's Tale. Harvard University Press. pp. 15, 18. ISBN 9780674445550.
- ^ "Les adresses des écoles." Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)