L'Haÿ-les-Roses
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L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The Norman Pavillon at the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne | |
 Coat of arms | |
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Location of L'Haÿ-les-Roses  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′48″N 2°20′15″E / 48.779995°N 2.337393°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Jeanbrun |
| Area 1 | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 31,392 |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94038 /94240 |
| Elevation | 45–110 m (148–361 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
L'Haÿ-les-Roses (pronounced [la.i le ʁoz]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a sous-préfecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses.
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to a famous rose garden located there.
Name
The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into Lay, Lahy, and eventually L'Haÿ.
In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of Roseraie du Val-de-Marne, the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.
It is one of the very few French communes with a ÿ in its name.
Education
Primary schools in the commune:[2]
- Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Hardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards
- Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards
Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.[3]
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:[3]
- Lycée Frédéric Mistral - Fresnes
- Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique Gustave Eiffel - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Maximilien Sorre - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue - Chevilly-Larue
Notable people
- Arthur Bernède (1871–1937), playwright and novelist
- Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), chemist
- Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actress
- Pierre Gandon (1889–1990), illustrator and engraver of postage stamps.
- Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayist
- Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver
- Cécile Cinélu (1970), athlete
- Clémence Poésy (1982), actress
- Alaixys Romao (1984), footballer
International relations
L'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Liste des établissements scolaires de la ville." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "Liste des collèges et lycées de la commune." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
External links
- town council website (in French)
- Roseraie du Val-de-Marne
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