Sevran

Sevran
Paris and inner ring departments
Location within Île-de-France region  Sevran
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Canton	Sevran
Mayor	Stéphane Gatignon (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	55 m (180 ft) avg.
Land area1	7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population2	51,449  (2006)
- Density	7,067 /km2 (18,300 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	93071/ 93270
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.

Sevran (French pronunciation: ​[sə.vʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the center of Paris.

Demographics

Immigration

Place of birth of residents of Sevran in 1999 Born in Metropolitan France Born outside Metropolitan France 71.3% 28.7% Born in Overseas France Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹ EU-15 immigrants² Non-EU-15 immigrants 4.5% 2.5% 3.0% 18.7% ¹This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as pieds-noirs in 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.

Culture

Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran. Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including Claude Ballif, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire.

Heraldry

The arms of Sevran are blazoned : Azure, a bend argent between 3 acorns and 2 eagle talons Or, on a chief azure, 3 fleurs de lys Or surmounted by a label argent.

Transport

Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.

Canal de l'Ourcq

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website