Les Lilas

Les Lilas
Paris and inner ring departments
Location within Île-de-France region  Les Lilas
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Canton	Les Lilas
Mayor	Daniel Guiraud
Statistics
Elevation	126 m (413 ft) avg.
Land area1	1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population2	22,479  (2006)
- Density	17,840 /km2 (46,200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	93045/ 93260
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.

Les Lilas is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.7 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.

History

The 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

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)

Transport

Les Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11.

Trivia

• Les Lilas is also known for the famous song Serge Gainsbourg wrote about "Le poinçonneur des Lilas" (The conductor of Lilas).
• The city motto is "J’étais fleur, je suis cité", literally "I was a flower, I am a city".
• It is the home of the exiled royal family of Montenegro.
• It is the birthplace of French actress Maïwenn Le Besco.
• It is the home of Anthony the Great while he is studying fashion in Paris.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
  

  

  Les Lilas City Hall