Les Lilas (French pronunciation: [le lila] ) is a commune in the northern-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.7 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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 Les Lilas town hall | |
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Location of Les Lilas  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′N 2°25′E / 48.88°N 2.42°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Bobigny |
| Canton | Bagnolet |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Benharous[1] |
Area 1 | 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 23,469 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93045 /93260 |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of Romainville and merging it with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet.
Heraldry
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The arms of Les Lilas are blazoned : Or fretty vert, semy (in the spaces) of lilacs proper. motto : J'étais fleur, je suis cité (Once a flower, now a city)
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Population
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Transport
editLes Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11.
Notable residents
edit- It is the home of the exiled royal family of Montenegro.
- It is the birthplace of French actress Maïwenn Le Besco, French actor Marc Ruchmann and violinist Guillaume Latour, French comic book author Aude Massot
In popular culture
editLes Lilas is known for the hit 1958 song by Serge Gainsbourg, "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas", about a ticket puncher at the Porte des Lilas Métro station. This Métro station is actually in Paris, one stop away from the Mairie des Lilas Métro station which is in Les Lilas.
Education
editPrimary schools:[5]
- Three public preschool-elementary schools (Calmette, des Bruyères, and Julie-Daubié)
- Three public preschools (Courcoux, Victor-Hugo and Romain-Rolland)
- Four public elementary only schools (Paul-Langevin, Romain-Rolland, Ecole Waldeck-Rousseau, Ecole Victor-Hugo)
- One private elementary school (Ecole Notre-Dame)
Public secondary schools:
There is also a public library, Bibliothèque André-Malraux.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Lilas, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Annuaire." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Collège Marie-Curie." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Lycée polyvalent Paul-Robert." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Bibliothèque André-Malraux." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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