Pantin

For the Italian wine grape also known as Pantin, see Nebbiolo.

Pantin
Paris and inner ring departments
Location within Île-de-France region  Pantin
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Mayor	Bertrand Kern
Statistics
Land area1	5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population2	53,658  (2006)
- Density	10,710 /km2 (27,700 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	93055/ 93500
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.

Pantin (French pronunciation: [pɑ̃.tɛ̃]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Its post code is 93500.

Pantin was once the site of Motobecane's operations. Pantin was portrayed in the award-winning French movie So Long, Stooge (French title: Tchao Pantin) (1983), starring French comedian Coluche.

Geography

Pantin borders the Paris inner ring road (périphérique) and is traversed by national routes N2 and N3, as well as the Paris-Strasbourg railway line and the Ourcq canal.

Name

The name Pantin was recorded for the first time in 1067 as Pentini, perhaps from the Roman patronym Pentinus, a variant of Pantaenus or Repentinus, but this etymology is not certain.

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 Pantin was annexed to Paris.

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

By 1875, the Ourcq canal and new railway lines served to divide the town into two parts—the "Village" and the "Quatre Chemins".

Heraldry

	The arms of Pantin are blazoned : Argent a cross between four mullets pierced all gules.
motto: Hardy Pantin en avant (forward Hardy Pantin)

Future

The recent construction of a science park along the Bassin de la Villette on the former site of city abattoirs has improved pedestrian access to Paris, as well as encouraging urban regeneration in Pantin itself. A key policy discussed since the 2008 mayoral election has been the possibility of integrating the ten banlieue towns of Bagnolet, Les Lilas, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Romainville, Pantin, Noisy-le-Sec, Montreuil, Bobigny, Bondy and Rosny-sous-Bois into an "intercommune" of around 440,000 people. This new municipality could be created as early as January 2010.

Demographics

Immigration

Place of birth of residents of Pantin in 1999 Born in Metropolitan France Born outside Metropolitan France 68.5% 31.5% Born in Overseas France Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹ EU-15 immigrants² Non-EU-15 immigrants 3.3% 3.1% 3.2% 21.9% ¹This group is made up largely of pieds-noirs from Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), and to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France as of 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics. ²An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.

Administration

Town hall

Pantin is divided into two cantons:

• The canton of Pantin-Est (East) counts 28,626 inhabitants (57.3%);
• The canton of Pantin-Ouest (West) counts 21,293 inhabitants (42.7%).

The current mayor of Pantin is Bertrand Kern of the Parti Socialiste (PS). Kern was recently re-elected for a second 6-year mayoral term.

Transport

Pantin is served by three stations on Paris Metro line 5: Hoche, Église de Pantin, and Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond Queneau.

Pantin is also served by Aubervilliers – Pantin – Quatre Chemins station on Paris Metro line 7.

Pantin is also served by Pantin station on Paris RER line E.

Finally Pantin is served by numerous bus lines (151, 152, 249, 148). Outside the hours of normal public transport the town is served by the N13 and N142 Noctilien night bus services with stops outside the Centre de la Danse, the Mairie and Rue Delizy.

Personalities

• Jean-François Joseph Geffrard de La Motte, count de Sanois, was Lord of Pantin before the Revolution.

Pantin was the birthplace of:

• Pierre Desproges (1939–1988), humorist
• Philippe Delorme (born 1960), historian and journalist
• Gabriel Obertan (born 1989), footballer playing for Newcastle United

Religion

• Reformed church: http://erfpantin.Free.fr
• Catholic church: http://paroisse.stgermain.free.fr/
• Macedonian Orthodox church

See also

• Cimetière de Pantin
• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website