Bagnolet () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the eastern suburbs of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is located from the
center of Paris.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Bagnolet was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of
Charonne
The Charonne quarter is an area of the 20th arrondissement of Paris named after a former municipality in the area, which was merged into the city of Paris in 1860 by Napoleon III and split between Charonne quarter (south part), the Père-Lachais ...
was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Bagnolet, and
Montreuil. Bagnolet received a small part of the territory of Charonne.
On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Bagnolet was detached and merged with a part of the territory of
Romainville
Romainville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.
Location
It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris.
History
On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory ...
and a part of the territory of
Pantin
Pantin () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019 its population was estimated to be 59,846. Pantin is located on the edge of the city of Paris and is mainly formed by a plain ...
to create the commune of
Les Lilas
Les Lilas () is a commune in the northern-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
History
The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of ...
.
The town used to be the home of the
Château de Bagnolet.
Population
Its inhabitants are called ''Bagnoletais''.
Transport
Bagnolet is served by
Gallieni station on
Paris Metro line 3 and RATP buslines 76,102,115,122,318 545.
International and National coaches serve Bagnolet at Gallieni Metro station.
Notable people
*
Sylvain Distin, footballer
*
Koffi Djidji
Lévy Koffi Djidji (born 30 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Torino. Born in France, Djidji represents the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
Born in Bagnolet, Djidji started hi ...
, footballer
*
Eduardo Fraschini, cinematographer
*
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International ...
, filmmaker
*
Cyril Kongo
Cyril Kongo (also known as Kongo), (born 1969 as Cyril Phan in Toulouse, France) is a French painter and graffiti artist.
Biography
Born of a Vietnamese father and a French mother, Cyril Phan spent his early childhood in Vietnam, until the fal ...
, French graffiti artist
Support for Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
In December 2013, the city's council voted to make
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah ( ar, جورج إبراهيم عبدالله), born on 2 April 1951, is a Lebanese communist militant and the longest held prisoner in Europe. He is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Charles R. Ray and Y ...
an "honorary resident." The city council's motion (which did not mention Abdallah's role in the murder of
Charles R. Ray
Colonel Charles Robert Ray (September 14, 1938 – January 18, 1982) was an Americans, American Military Officer, officer of the US Army who was murdered on January 18, 1982, in Paris by a Lebanon, Lebanese communist militant affiliated with the ...
) described him as a “communist activist” and a “political prisoner” who “belongs to the resistance movement of Lebanon" and is a "determined defender of the Palestinian just cause." The motion stated that Abdallah's release was being denied “primarily because of the intervention of the US government" and "To call for his liberation, the municipal council declares him an honorary citizen of Bagnolet."
In July 2014, the administrative court in Montreuil revoked the city's motion to grant Abdallah honorary citizenship.
Education
The commune has ten public preschools (''maternelles''), nine public elementary schools, two public junior high schools (''collèges''), and a comprehensive public senior high school (''lycée polyvalent'').
[Tous les établissements scolaires de Bagnolet]
" Bagnolet. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
* Junior high schools: Georges-Politzer and Travail / Langevin
*
Lycée général et professionnel Eugène-Hénaff
There is a private junior and high school,
Lycée professionnel et technologique Saint-Besnoît de l'Europe.
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International relations
Bagnolet is twinned with:
* Akbou, Algeria
* Massala, Mali
* Oranienburg
Oranienburg () is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Oberhavel.
Geography
Oranienburg is a town located on the banks of the Havel river, 35 km north of the centre of Berlin.
Division of the town
Oranienburg ...
, Germany
* Le Robert
Le Robert (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Wobè) is a town and the third-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. It is located in the northeastern (Atlantic) side of the island of Martinique. It contains the Sainte Ros ...
, Martinique, France
* Shatila, Lebanon
* Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Communes Of The Sein ...
References
External links
Official website
(in French)
{{Authority control
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis