Aulnay-sous-Bois () is a
commune
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in the
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny ...
department in the
Île-de-France
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region in the north-eastern suburbs of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is located from the
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.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aulnaysiens'' or ''Aulnaysiennes'' in French.
The commune has been awarded four flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''.
Geography
Situation
Aulnay-sous-Bois is located in the Paris area and is 19 km north-east of
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
, 1 km east of
Le Bourget Airport, and 5 km south-west of
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...
. The commune stretches over a length of 6.5 km from north to south and a width ranging from 1.4 to 4.3 km from east to west and covers an area of 1,620 hectares.
The town is surrounded by the
A3 autoroute
The A3 Autoroute is a French autoroute located entirely within the départment of Seine-Saint-Denis, serving Montreuil-sous-Bois, Rosny-sous-Bois, and Bondy. Its southern terminus is an interchange with the Boulevard Périphérique at the Po ...
in the west which joins the
A1 autoroute
The A1 Autoroute, also known as l'autoroute du Nord (the Northern Motorway), is the busiest of France's autoroutes. With a length of , it connects Paris with the northern city of Lille. It is managed by the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et d ...
in the north.
Route nationale 2
The Route nationale 2 (N 2) is a route nationale in northern France.
Route
Paris-Soissons-Laon-La Capelle-''Belgium (N 6)''
History
The N 2 was initially defined in 1811 as ''route impériale'' 2, running from Paris all the way to Amsterdam via ...
passes through the heart of the commune from west to east with the N370 coming from the south-east along the eastern border to join the N2. The D44 passes through from north-west to south-east and the D115 from
Bobigny
Bobigny () is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Bobigny is the prefecture (capital city) of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, as well as the seat of the A ...
in the south-west passes through the centre and continues to
Villepinte in the east. The
Ourcq Canal
The Canal de l'Ourcq is a long canal in the Île-de-France region (greater Paris) with 10 locks. It was built at a width of but was enlarged to 3.7 m (12 ft), which permitted use by more pleasure boats. The canal begins at Port-au ...
passes through the south-eastern end, adjacent to
Livry-Gargan
Livry-Gargan () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
History
On 20 May, 1869, a part of the territory of Livry-Gargan was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Clich ...
.
Distribution of urban zones is:
*Residential: 44%
*Industrial: 30%
*Housing Estates: 11%
*Natural areas (parks): 15%
Districts
*The north of Aulnay-sous-Bois consists of large housing estates (including the ''City of 3000'' and ''Milles-Milles''), industrial areas (
PSA Peugeot Citroën
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, Garonor, and O'Parinor), and parks (Robert Ballanger Park and Sausset Park):
**The ''Rose des Vents'' (also known as the ''City of 3000'' in reference to the number of dwellings constructed)
**The ''Etangs'' (Ponds) (there are the East Etangs - also called ''Les Nénuphars'', and the West Etangs)
**The ''Merisier''
**The ''City of Emmaus''
**Balagny
**La Garenne
**Ambourget (also called ''Mitry'' or ''Mille-mille'')
**Savigny
**The ''Gros Saule'' (A district categorised as a ZSP or Special Security zone)
*The central area, called the district of ''Vieux Pays'' (Old Country), is older especially with its Church of Saint-Sulpice built in the 12th century and its farm. It includes ''La Roseraie, Maximilien Robespierre, Le Vieux Pays, Tour Eiffel'', and ''Hotel de Ville''.
*The south, across the railway line, is wealthier and residential in nature. It consists of suburban districts and is bordered by the
Canal de l'Ourcq
The Canal de l'Ourcq is a long canal in the Île-de-France region (greater Paris) with 10 locks. It was built at a width of but was enlarged to 3.7 m (12 ft), which permitted use by more pleasure boats. The canal begins at Port-au ...
. It includes ''Chanteloup, Central Station, Pont de l'Union'', and ''Nonneville''.
Rose-des-Vents
When the construction of ''Clos Saint-Lazare'' at
Stains
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ended, urbanization of the northern districts of Aulnay-sous-Bois began. The idea was to create an area of factories. It was on this basis that the area of ''Rose des Vents'' was built in 1969 in the northern part of Aulnay-sous-Bois. This "Great Housing Estate" was built on former agricultural land. Its mission was to provide shelter for workers and managers for a new Citroën plant to be located a few hundred metres away.
Beyond the ''Rose des Vents'', which is also known as the ''City of 3000'', all of the housing estates in the northern districts total 6,500 housing units including 745 detached houses. 24,000 people, or 30% of the population of Aulnay-sous-Bois, are housed on 4% of the territory.
Communication routes
Roads
The city is served by:
*Autoroutes: A1, A3, A104 (the
Francilienne
The Francilienne () is a partially completed ring road in Île-de-France (the ''région'' that includes Paris), France, lying outside the A86.
The planned ring road is approximately in diameter, similar in size to London's M25 motorway. Start ...
)
*
National Roads: N2 and N370
*Departmental Routes: D115, D44, D40, D401
SNCF
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Railway station, tramway
![GareDaulnaySousBois](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/GareDaulnaySousBois.jpg)
The commune is traversed by the main railway line from Paris to Soissons, Laon, and Hirson which serves the
Aulnay-sous-Bois station
Aulnay-sous-Bois is the major railway station in the town of Aulnay-sous-Bois, in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis). It is on the RER B and the Transilien K lines. The station is also the terminus for tramway T4.
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where all buses and semi-direct services of (
Roissy and
Mitry-Mory
Mitry-Mory () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris from the Kilometre ...
) and the
Transilien
Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail network serving Île-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of eight lines: Transilien Line H, H, Transilien Line J, J, Transilien Line ...
Paris to Crépy-en-Valois (connecting with
TER
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Villers to Cotterêts/Soissons/Laon) stop and it is the terminus of the line. The station has a park and ride with a parking fee.
Since November 2006, the classic commuter train the ''Ligne des Coquetiers'' (The Egg-cups line) between Aulnay-sous-Bois to
Bondy has been replaced by a
Tram-train
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that takes the same route and allows connection to the and . Two branches are planned: the first to
Clichy-sous-Bois
Clichy-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from central Paris.[Montfermeil
Montfermeil () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Montfermeil is famous as the location of Thénardiers' inn in ''Les Misérables''. It has made the headlines due to troubles in its so ...]
on the Gargan heights; the second towards Garonor through Rose-des-Vents and the N370 to the heights of Rougemont-Chanteloup.
Between September 2009 to January 2011, the
Aulnay-sous-Bois station
Aulnay-sous-Bois is the major railway station in the town of Aulnay-sous-Bois, in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis). It is on the RER B and the Transilien K lines. The station is also the terminus for tramway T4.
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has had work done to allow access to all platforms for disabled persons including: the development of four lifts, the rehabilitation of the railway station and underpasses, and the installation of new lighting. Aulnay-sous-Bois station is also served by bus routes:
*
*
*
*
*
Villepinte Station is located halfway between Aulnay-sous-Bois and
Villepinte and it provides access to the district of ''Rose des Vents''. Villepinte station is served by buses: TRA 609 615 617 642 683(RER) (B)(BUS)
In 2023 a station on line 16 in the
Grand Paris Express
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project is planned north of the commune on the embankment of the former N2 road. Its platforms will be at a depth of 15 metres.
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- Société du Grand Paris [Presentation at the public information meeting in Aulnay-sous-Bois on 9 December 2013](_blank)
Société du Grand Paris
Bus
The city is served by various bus networks:
*
*
*
*
*
In the medium term, it is proposed the creation of a "transverse" line by merging lines. In addition, it is also planned to create a circular line to connect different parts of the city to avoid "reloading" (a change of bus) for trips between all economic areas of the city and its public facilities.
Taxi stand
There is a taxi rank at Aulnay-sous-Bois station .
Air transport
Aulnay-sous-Bois is located 5 km from
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...
. The airport can be reached by (4 stations) or by the A1 and A3 autoroutes.
Toponymy
"Aulnay" is a common French toponym and may derive from the
Medieval Latin
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''alnetum'' meaning "
alder
Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few sp ...
grove" after the alder trees () which covered Aulnay-sous-Bois in ancient times. An alternative derivation is that Aulnay takes its name from its location in ''pagellus alnetenis'' - ''Aulnaye Country''
''Aulnoye'' or ''Aunois'' was a small agricultural area in
Île-de-France
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. It included a dozen villages and hamlets scattered between thickets, meadows and woods. The village was surrounded by the ''Forest of Bondy'' which covered most of the north-east of Paris.
The location previously bore the names Aunay, Aunais, Anay, Aunoye, Aulnaye, Aulnay-la-Fosse, Aulnay-en-France (15th century), becoming Aulnay-lès-Bondy (i.e. "Aulnay by
Bondy") in 1787. The commune was renamed Aulnay-sous-Bois (i.e. "Aulnay under the woods") on 5 January 1903 in reference to the ancient ''Forest of Bondy''. Other nearby commune names (
Clichy-sous-Bois
Clichy-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from central Paris.[Les Pavillons-sous-Bois
Les Pavillons-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
History
The commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois was created on 3 January 1905 by detaching its territory from the commune of ...]
, and
Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
It is the seat of the national centre of road information of the national gendarmerie.
Population
Heraldry
Transport
Rosny ...
) also refer to the same forest.
History
The area was originally settled around 6000 BC (remains found in the Valley of Sausset). Between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC, farmers living around a "villa" belonging to ''Sabinus'' - the Savigny Farm. Two places independent from the
parish
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of Saint Sulpice were Savigny and Nonneville which were attached to the current village. Until the 15th century the lords bore the name of ''d'Aulnay''. The lord
Jacques Coitier passed succession to his heirs through his nephew to the
Gourgues family. The
Canal de l'Ourcq
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was dug during the Napoleonic period to facilitate relations with Paris. Excavation began in 1803 and the canal was opened between Paris and
Claye in 1813.
The register of city council meetings shows that 13 May 1814 was the first Prussian occupation of the village. There were also Prussian occupations in 1814 and 1870. Over a long period houses were destroyed and fields remained deserted. On 15 August 1838 a postal boat service was started on the Canal de l'Ourcq from Paris to
Meaux
Meaux () is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is east-northeast of the centre of Paris.
Meaux is, with Provins, Torcy and Fontainebleau, ...
. This service stopped in 1849. In 1875, the
opened a station on the new
Paris
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to
Soissons
Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...
line. The rise of Aulnay was largely due to this event. In 1883 the Parc district began to emerge in the south from a fragment of the Forest of Bondy. In the years which followed cohabitation between the rural community of ''Vieux-Pays'' (Old Country) and the more urban community of ''Parc'' was difficult. There was even talk of cutting the city in two: Aulnay-les-Bondy for Vieux-Pays and Aulnay-sous-Bois for Parc. The population of Aulnay rose from 780 inhabitants in 1885 to 1,012 in 1886. In 1896 the municipal council was mostly made up of inhabitants of Parc but undertook the development of the entire community of Aulnay. A school, a post office, streets, and bridges were built in the south. The creation of "worker trains" by the French Northern Railway attracted many workers to acquire land. Large properties began to fragment. ''Parc'' was sold in lots. Tempted by the greenery on the outskirts of Paris, Parisians bought land and transformed the place into a holiday and residential area.
At the beginning of the 20th century Aulnay grew through accentuation on rail traffic and installation of industries. On 5 January 1903, the city became Aulnay-sous-Bois. In September 1914 Aulnay was saved from German military occupation by the counter-offensive during the
First Battle of the Marne
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. In 1924 the Radiator Company commenced operation and provided employment for 2,300 workers. Other small mechanical or chemical industries also moved to Aulnay. Between 1920 and 1931 most of the housing estates were completed. In 1935 the population of the housing estates represented approximately 40% of the total population of Aulnay. In 1955 the large rural area in the north of the commune began to urbanize: large multi-family housing estates were planned and built. In 1962 the first group of buildings at ''Merisiers'' was built.
In 1969 and 1970 a housing zone of 3,000 housing units was built in the district of Rose des Vents. In 1971 the
Citroën
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company opened its first factory in the Paris region north of the city. By 1985 Aulnay was completely urbanized. At that date the extension of the northern part and the establishment of industrial zones was complete. Many facilities were added in the districts and gave the city its present face.
Heraldry
Politics
Administration
Since the French canton reform, which came into effect in March 2015, Aulnay-sous-Bois forms one
canton:
Canton of Aulnay-sous-Bois.
The city is part of the ''Syndicat d'équipement et d'aménagement des Pays de France et de l'Aulnoye'' (Facilities and development association of Pays de France and Aulnoye) (SEAPFA).
Administrative changes
Until 1787, the parish of Aulnay was part of the province of
Île-de-France
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, Prévôté, Généralité, Élection de Paris, Subdélégation de Saint-Denis. In 1787, during the formation of the department of
Saint-Germain, the village of Aulnay was within the jurisdiction of
Gonesse
Gonesse () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
The commune lies immediately north of Le Bourget Airport, and it is six kilometres (four miles) south- ...
. In 1790 Aulnay was part of the department of
Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris.arrondissement of Pontoise
The arrondissement of Pontoise is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region. It has 105 Communes of France, communes. Its population is ...
. In 1903 Aulnay-lès-Bondy became ''Aulnay-sous-Bois''. The first Canton of Aulnay-sous-Bois was founded in 1922 and included
Blanc-Mesnil
Blanc-Mesnil is a village and former commune in the Seine-Maritime department, northwestern France. Since 1822, it is part of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (, literally ''Sainte-Marguerite on Sea'') is a commune in the S ...
,
Sevran
Sevran () is a commune in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Geography
Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique. ,
Villepinte, and
Tremblay-les-Gonesse. From 1964 the city formed a Canton of Aulnay alone. Aulnay-sous-Bois, previously under the Department of
Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris.Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny ...
,
Arrondissement of Le Raincy
The arrondissement of Le Raincy is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region. It has 22 communes. Its population is 770,290 (2019), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondisseme ...
, under the Act of 10 July 1964. This reform came into force on 1 January 1968. Between July 1967 and March 2015, Aulnay-sous-Bois was divided into two separate electoral districts and had two councillors.
Mayors
The
2008 French municipal elections, in Aulnay-sous-Bois were annulled on 2 October 2008 by the Administrative Court of Cergy-Pontoise due to putting up posters in the night before the second round of municipal elections. An appeal was brought before the Council of State and the municipal council and the elections in March 2008 remained in place until the court's decision. The elections were finally validated after the decision of the court.
;
Mayors from 1939
Demographics
According to
INSEE (2004), the average household income is €15,000. Much of the upper-middle class lives in the south of the town. The canton of Aulnay-Sud has a very different character from the canton of Aulnay-Nord, owing to differences in education and wages. For example, the average income in the south of the town is around €20,000 - €25,000 (2004), much higher than the national average of €15,000 (2004). Furthermore, the north (Aulnay-Nord) has a high number of
HLM
An habitation à loyer modéré (HLM, , ), is a form of low-income housing in France, Algeria, Senegal, and Quebec. It may be public or private, with rent subsidies.
HLMs constitute 16% of all housing in France.[Socialist
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representative (Gerard Segura) to the Council-General for the
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny ...
Department, but Aulnay-Sud a
conservative
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(Jacques Chaussat).
Immigration
As of circa 1998 there were about 3,000 persons of East and Southeast Asian origin in Aulnay, while there were a total of 6,000 living in the area around Aulnay. Most of them were of
Cambodian origin, including those with and without Cambodian citizenship. The commune also had an above-average number of
persons of Laotian origin, including those with and without Laotian citizenship. Ethnicities included
Khmer people
The Khmer people ( km, ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, ) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 90% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. ,
Lao people
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, and
Overseas Chinese
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Terminology
() or ''Hoan-kheh'' () in Hokkien, refe ...
.
[Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). ''The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas''. ]Hong Kong University Press
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, 1 January 1998. , 9789622094468. CITED: p
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Many Asian families in Aulnay arrived in the period 1982 through 1990. As of circa 1998 most of the Asians in Aulnay resided in Les Trois Mille, a social housing estate, mainly due to a social agency wanting to increase ethnic diversity in a predominately North African area.
[
As of circa 1998 there were about 1,280 Asians in the Aulnay area active in the job market, and about 100 of the ethnic Chinese in the Aulnay area worked in Belleville and the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Even though ]Citroën
Citroën () is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in March 1919 by André Citroën. Citroën is owned by Stellantis since 2021 and previously was part of the PSA Group after Peugeot acquired ...
factories are in proximity to Tres Trois Mille, relatively less than 88 of the Asians in Aulnay work in the factories.[
]
Political trends and results
For the 2007 elections Aulnay-sous-Bois was one of 82 communes with more than 3,500 people to use voting machines. They have been used for all polling stations since the 2004 European elections. The municipal council elected in 2008 decided to return to vote by paper ballots.
Twinning
Aulnay-sous-Bois has twinning associations with:
* Rufisque (Senegal
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) since 2011.
* Al-Ram
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(Palestine
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) since 2010.
* Abala District (Republic of the Congo
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) since 2003.
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 85,740 inhabitants.
The Centre for Strategic Analysis conducted a study on the city: the extract below tends to reflect a bad reputation, not necessarily deserved in all its aspects.
"It would be wrong to present Aulnay simply as a disadvantaged commune. It is a city which is composed in part of professions, middle, and senior management. It is also a city with important economic resources - three economic centres are located there: a PSA Peugeot Citroën
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factory, a L'Oréal
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group centre, and a Garanor centre of economic activity..."
In 2011 Aulnay-sous-Bois was the 55th most populated commune in France.
Economy
The city had good growth due to companies like L'Oréal
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and PSA Peugeot Citroën
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being located there. There are concerns, however, resulting from the departure of Xerox France[Address of Xérox France at Saint-Denis](_blank)
and the fears that plague the Citroën plant.
Statistics
Aulnay-sous-Bois had 3,398 business enterprises in 2012 and 622 new enterprises were created in that year.
Large companies
*Aulnay-sous-Bois is home to the largest company in the department: Peugeot-Citroën Aulnay with over 5,000 employees and a production of about 400,000 vehicles per year.
*L'Oréal
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is located in the commune (a street and a pathway in the city bear the name of its founder Eugène Schueller
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Foun ...
), with a factory in the north and a research centre in the south.
*The Garonor logistics park has many freight companies.
*The O'Parinor regional mall (see shopping).
The city itself employs nearly 2,400 people and thus constitutes one of the largest employers in the town (see Administrative Staff).
Automotive production
In May 1973 it was reported that the first Citroën DS
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had emerged from the production line at Citroën
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's new plant at Aulnay. The plant has subsequently produced various Citroën
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and Peugeot
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The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...
models
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and has on occasion hit the headlines as a focus of industrial strife. On 12 July 2012 PSA Peugeot Citroën
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announced that it will permanently close the Aulnay-sous-Bois plant due to overcapacity.
Aulnay is also the site of the subterranean Citroën repository of Citroën archives and 370 Citroën cars produced over the years. The repository, established in 2002, is not open to the public although members of Citroën enthusiasts' clubs and other important visitors are occasionally granted access to it.
Shops
The O'Parinor regional mall is located in the commune.
There is an Intermarché Hypermarket in Chanteloup.
There is at least one market every day from Tuesday through Sunday:
*At Galion in the heart of ''Rose des Vents'': Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays
*At Vieux-Pays: Wednesdays and Saturdays
*On the Boulevard de Strasbourg: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays
Two markets were held on the ''Place des Etangs'' and in the Ambourget district without success.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings which contain items registered as historical objects:
*The Savigny Farm contains a Group sculpture: Saint Antoine (14th century)[Ministry of Culture, Palissy ]
*The Church Square contains 12a Group sculpture: Saint Antoine (14th century)
Religious heritage
The commune has one religious building that is registered as a historical monument:
*The Church of Saint-Sulpice (12th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
**12 Anagogic Stained glass windows (20th century)
**2 Tombstones of Elisabeth Guibillon and Jeanne Berson (17th century)
**A Painting: Christ and Saint Mary Magdalene (18th century)
**A Painting: Saint Vincent de Paul (19th century)
**A Painting: The meal of Emaus (1711)
**A Tombstone of Thomas Michel (1665)
**A Tombstone of Jacques Longer (1711)
**A Tombstone of Louis Le Clerc de Cottier (1679)
**A Tombstone of Robert la Nesle (1745)
**A Painting: The meal of Emaus (1713)
**A Painting: Saint Roch and the plague (18th century)
**A Silver plate and 2 Silver Cruet
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s (1826)
**A Statue: Virgin and Child (17th century)
**A Console (18th century)
**2 Sculptures: Angels seated holding a shield (18th century)
**10 decorative windows (19th century)
**2 stained glass windows of Saint Dominique and Saint Roch (1865)
**2 stained glass windows of the Assumption and the Resurrection (1866)
Other churches contain items registered as historical objects:
*The Chapel of Saint-Paul d'Ambourget contains abstract stained glass windows (20th century)
*The Church of Saint-Joseph at 57 Avenue de la Croix-Blanche contains:
**10 stained glass windows depicting saints (1934-1940)
**2 stained glass windows of Saint Adrien and Saint Martha (1934)
**2 stained glass windows of Saint Mary (1942)
**2 stained glass windows of Bon Pasteur and the Virgin and Child (20th century)
**A stained glass window consecrated at Saint Joseph (1920)
*The Church of Saint-Pierre of Nonneville at 54 Rue de Reims contains:
**10 geometric stained glass windows (20th century)
**An abstract stained glass window (20th century)
Parks
Aulnay has 153 hectares of green space of which these are the main ones:
*Sausset departmental Park traversing both Aulnay-sous-Bois and Villepinte (200 hectares - the 2nd largest in the department)
*Robert Ballanger communal park (29 hectares), with a lookout where the Eiffel Tower
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and Sacré-Cœur can be seen
*Dumont Park, avenue Dumont
*Gainville Park, park of swans, rue de Sevran (7.6 hectares), next to the ''Gainville House'' - the oldest house in Aulnay (dating to the 17th century)
*Émile Zola Park, boulevard Émile Zola (4.4 hectares)
*Faure Park, circular road (9 hectares)
*Bigottini Park, avenue de la Croix-Blanche
*Honoré Daumier Rose Garden, avenue du Maréchal juin (8 hectares and 2,500 rose plants)
*Banks of the Canal de l'Ourcq
*Serres municipales, rue Auguste Renoir
Facilities
Cultural Facilities
*The Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema is a multi-cultural centre that offers diverse live entertainment programming for both adults and young audiences. It can accommodate 100,000 spectators annually and offers throughout the year: theatre, dance, songs, and opera. It is also a cinema. The two theatres (the largest of which accommodates 700 seats) show twenty films per month.
*The CAP is a cultural facility dedicated to contemporary music and all kinds of music from around the world. It is a venue with a theatre with a capacity of over 500 people and holds about four to five concerts per month. It also offers education through 17 workshops for instrumental practice at every level: percussion, string instruments, wind instruments, guitar etc. as well as in vocal technique and gospel singing. Supporting young talent is also one of the objectives of the CAP. Three rehearsal studios and a resource centre are available for amateur musicians to help them realize their projects, information on contracts, intermittent status of the show, the addresses of places to play, and many other functions.
*The Conservatory of Music and Dance is a departmental branch (CRD) which offers individual and group courses for children from the age of 4. It is possible to choose from: Accordion, Viola, Bassoon, Clarinet, Harpsichord, Bass, Horn, Flute, Guitar, Harp, Oboe, Piano, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Violin, and Cello.
*The Dance Centre of Galion welcomes and supports youth in their artistic activities with three rehearsal studios, work experience, and regular courses. It is recognized as a Centre of Resources for Amateur Dancing Practice in Ile-de-France. To promote dance in all its forms it organizes meetings between different experiences, expressions, and supports the creation of young choreographers.
*The Claude Monet School of Art is one of the largest non-degree schools in France. It is open to children and adults. Twelve teachers educate nearly 800 apprentice artists every year and introduce techniques from different artistic disciplines to them: drawing, painting, printmaking, tapestry, photography, ceramics, sculpture, cartoon, graphic design, and art history. Their teaching mission is completed by the design, organization, and presentation of exhibitions promoting the encounter between the public and works of art.
*The CREA is a unique arts educational structure in France. It is established at the Jacques Prévert theatre and plans to build a centre in Vieux Pays. Its director, Didier Grosjman, and his team have realized many projects with schools, colleges, autistic children, students, and teachers. Four "permanent" courses have been offered since its inception 25 years ago:
**''L'éveil'' (Awakening) for children between 7–8 years old
**''avant-scène'' (Forestage) for those 8 to 11 years old
**''chœur de scène'' (choir stage) for children 10–18 years who play at the Opéra Bastille and Opéra de Vichy
**''Créa'tures'', the choir of young adults.
*5 libraries and a Mediabus:
**Dumont library, Boulevard du General Gallieni
**Guillaume Apollinaire Library, rue Turgot
**Alphonse Daudet Library, rue du Hameau
**Jules Verne Library, rue du Limousin
**Elsa Triolet Library, Saturn Street
**A Sound library, rue Roger Contensin
Cultural events and festivals
In 1981 and 1982, Aulnay-sous-Bois was a stage town for the 68th and 69th Tour de France
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during the 10th stage (Le Mans
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-Aulnay-sous-Bois) in 1982 and for the 20th stage in 1982 (Sens
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-Aulnay-sous-Bois).
Every winter an outdoor skating rink (600 metres square in 2006-2007) is installed at the Vieux Pays Farm.
Every Easter Monday there is a Spring Fair that combines antiques, a flea market, and a garage sale. It brings together about 1,500 exhibitors between ''Vieux Pays'' and the ''Place du General Leclerc''.
The Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema stages ''Les Panoramiques'' festival in May - a festival of artistic practices for amateurs. It unites for one week different theatrical companies of children, adolescents, and adults who present their creations on stage.
Every year in November is the Aulnay All Blues festival.
In early June there is the Festival of Towns in Flower and Cycling in Gainville (Parc des Cygnes) Park.
A ''Festival of Military Music'' is scheduled on the second Saturday of June. Groups from several European countries are invited. In the morning a parade is held in the city from Dumont Park followed by an outdoor concert at Dumont Park. In the afternoon there is a parade from the Vieux Pays Farm and a concert in the Pierre Scohy gymnasium.
The Festival of the Canal de l'Ourcq
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is held in mid-June between the Pavilions-sous-Bois port and the Jardins Perdus Gateway.
The traditional ''Festival of the Tree'' takes place for two days in early November at Dumont Park. There are organized exhibitions and workshops for children focused around trees, nature, and wildlife. The adventure trail from tree to tree is free for all.
The festival of hip-hop, ' (A Hip Hop Organization), is organized by the ''Centre de Danse du Galion'' in partnership with the Jacques Prévert Theatre and cinema and the current music scene ''Le Cap'' in December. Over the past 10 years it has brought together the ''avante-garde'' of the French hip-hop scene.
The ''Battle VNR'', every last Sunday of May, is a break-dance hip-hop event which has been running since 2002.
The city hosted the 2012 Boxing Championship of France.
''Les Futuriales'' Festival takes place every year in Dumont Park since 2010. It has for its theme literature of the imagination and has more than 60 authors in one day. It is co-organized by the ''Librarie Folies d'Encre'' and the network of libraries.
Education
Education of very young children:
* 6 full-time collective home crèches
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* 23 public nursery schools/preschools
* 30 public primary schools
**At the end of the 2007-2008 year the Bougainville elementary school was closed - ''Le parisien'', edition 93 of 3 September 2007
* 7 public junior high schools
** a project for a 7th school in the south is in progress
* 2 public secondary schools
** Lycée polyvalent régional Voillaume
** Lycée Jean Zay
Private schools:[
*1 private preschool elementary, junior and senior high school: Institution l’Espérance
*1 private preschool, elementary school and senior high school: Protectorat Saint-Joseph
]
Health
There are three health facilities in Aulnay-sous-Bois:
*The Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger: the inter-communal hospital for Aulnay-sous-Bois, Villepinte, and Sevran
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Geography
Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique. (1750 employees).
*The René Muret-Bigottini Gerontology Hospital'' straddles the border between Sevran and Aulnay-sous-Bois.
*The Clinic of Aulnay'', Private Hospital of east Paris
Sports
*"Coursailles" Olympic Swimming Stadium (up to 2700 people entering per day)Records of entry at the Aulnay-sous-Bois pool in 2007
*8 gymnasiums
*Stadiums:
**Velodrome
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**5 multi-purpose stadiums
**2 Sports Complexes
**3 tennis complexes
Worship
*Catholic worship:
**Church of Saint-Sulpice, Rue de Sevran.
**Church of Saint-Pierre de Nonneville, rue de Reims
**Church of Saint-Paul of Ambourget, Rue du 8 Mai 1945
**Church of Saint-Jean, gallerie Surcouf
**Chapel of Notre-Dame du Coudray, Rue Francis Creno
**Church of Saint-Joseph Church (including Christmas and every Sunday at 9:30 am it offers Mass in Polish), avenue de la Croix Blanche.
*Protestant worship: Temple of the Reformed Church of France, Boulevard Gourgues.
*Muslim worship:
**Cultural Association of Muslims of Rose des Vents, rue Auguste Renoir
**Cultural Association of Muslims of Aulnay, Rue de l'Esprit
**Cultural Association of Muslims of Mitry, Allée des Cyprès
*Jewish worship:
**Synagogue, Allée du Clermont-Tonnerre
**Synagogue, Rue Dupuis
Notable people
*Amine
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, singer
* Robert Ballanger, politician
*Claude Louis Berthollet
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, inventor
*Thomas Bouhail
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, silver medalist in Gymnastics Vaulting (2008)
*Olivier Dacourt
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, football player for Inter Milan
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* Guy Decomble, actor, born on 12 November 1910
*Alou Diarra
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, Footballer
* Boubakary Diarra, footballer at FC Torino
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(Italy)
*Nicolas Douchez
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Toulouse
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footballer at Paris Saint-Germain
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*John Dovi
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, Heavyweight Boxing champion, National coach for the French Boxing Federation
*Boukary Dramé
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footballer at FC Sochaux
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* Finncomm Airlines (IATA code)
* FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC
* Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...
* Joachim Ekanga-Ehawa, basketballer at Paris-Levallois Basket
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*Paul Éluard
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, writer and poet
* Francoise Hardy, actress, singer, autobiographer
*Jack Harris Jack Harris may refer to:
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* Jack H. Harris (1918–2017), American film producer
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born Jacques Estevant (1940), composer, French novelist and poet
* Jean-Louis Mandengue, Heavyweight Boxing Champion of France
*Aya Nakamura
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, singer
*Sefyu
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, rapper
*Moussa Sissoko
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, footballer at Tottenham Hotspur
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and the French National Team
*Saïd Taghmaoui
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, film actor
*Teddy Tamgho
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, world champion and world record holder for the indoor triple jump (2010)
*Ali Traoré
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, basketballer at ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
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* Vald, rapper
Bibliography
* ''Aulnay-sous-Bois, youth of an old country'', Jacques Varin, 1982
* ''Aulnay-Sous-Bois (History of)'' Jules Princet, 1936 (reprint 2004),
See also
*Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
The following is a list of the 40 communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department of France.
Since January 2016, all communes of Seine-Saint-Denis are part of the intercommunality Métropole du Grand Paris
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References
External links
Official website
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Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis