Sevran
Sevran | |
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 Sevran town hall in 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Paris and inner ring departments | |
Location of Sevran  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Le Raincy |
| Canton | Sevran |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Stéphane Gatignon |
| Area 1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 49,807 |
| • Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93071 /93270 |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
Geography
Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.[1]
Demographics
Immigration
| 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% | |
| 1 This 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), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 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. 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. 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. | ||||
As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.[1]
In 2013 The Economist stated that Sevran was one of the poorest areas of the Paris Metropolitan Area. As of 2013 36% of the residents are considered to be below the poverty line. The national average is 12%. About 75% of Sevran's residents live in subsidized housing.[1]
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. The French famous rapper Kaaris born to Ivory Coast parents also originates from Sevran.
Heraldry
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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.
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Transport
Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.
Education
Schools:
- 15 public preschools (maternelles):[2]
- 16 public primary schools:[3]
- 1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte Agnès[2][3]
- Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La Pléïade[4]
- Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars
See also
References
- ^ a b c "France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues." The Economist. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Ecoles maternelles." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ecoles élémentaires." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- ^ "Enseignement secondaire." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
External links
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