Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis
Appearance
Stains | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′00″N 2°23′00″E / 48.9500°N 2.3833°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Canton | Saint-Denis-2 |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor | Azzédine Taïbi |
Area 1 | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 40,359 |
• Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93072 /93240 |
Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Stains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.6 km (7.2 mi) from the center of Paris.[citation needed]
Heraldry
The arms of Stains are blazoned : Argent, 2 fesses wavy vert, on a chief gules 3 stalks of wheat slipped and leaved Or. | ||
motto: semina metes (sow and you shall reap) |
Transport
Stains is served by Pierrefitte – Stains station on Paris RER line D. This station is located at the border between the commune of Stains and the commune of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, on the Pierrefitte-sur-Seine side of the border.[citation needed]
Education
Schools in Stains:[2]
- 11 public preschools/nursery schools (maternelles)
- 13 public elementary schools
- 3 public junior high schools: Barbara, Joliot Curie, and Pablo Neruda
- 1 public senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée polyvalent Maurice Utrillo
- 1 private junior high school: Collège privé Sainte-Marie
Monuments
Twin towns — Sister cities
Stains is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Les établissements scolaires." Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis).
- Official website
- Official website (in French)