Romainville

Romainville is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.

Romainville
Commune
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Romainville
Romainville
Paris and inner ring departments
Romainville
Romainville (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°53′02″N 2°26′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementBobigny
CantonBagnolet
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Corinne Valls
Area
1
3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
27,567
 • Density8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
93063 /93230
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Location

It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

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

Heraldry
arms of Romainville
 The arms of Romainville are blazoned :
Per fess azure and Or, a castle argent, open pierced and masoned sable, and an oak eradicated vert.

Transport

Romainville is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations to Romainville are Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11 and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5. The former is located in the neighboring commune of Les Lilas, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the town center of Romainville, and the latter is located in the neighboring commune of Pantin, 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the town center of Romainville.

There are plans to extend Paris Métro Line 11 beyond its terminus at Mairie des Lilas station, reaching the town center of Romainville and beyond to Rosny-sous-Bois. In 2022, a station on place Carnot will be opened with a connection to tram line 1.

Education

As of 2016 there were 1,147 preschool (maternelle) students and 1,637 elementary students in Romainville communal primary schools, making a total of 2,782 students.[2]

Primary schools:[3]

Junior high schools:

Lycée Liberté, a vocational high school, is in Romainville.[6]

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

Twin towns – Sister cities

Romainville is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Rentrée scolaire 2016-2017 ." Romainville. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
  3. "Numéros utiles." Romainville. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
  4. Home. Collège Gustave Courbet. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
  5. Home. Collège Pierre-André Houël. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
  6. Home.Lycée Liberté. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.


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