Les Pavillons-sous-Bois () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the eastern suburbs of

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. 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

Bondy Bondy () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. In 2019, it had a population of 54,587. Name The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around ...

but the first traces of activity on its territory are found around the 17th century. The name of the commune literally means "the lodges under wood". The lodges mentioned in the name are two guard lodges, built of local stone around 1770 and rehabilitated in 1998, that were located at the entrance of the estate belonging to the

château du Raincy The Château du Raincy was constructed between 1643 and 1650 by Jacques Bordier, ''intendant des finances'', on the site of a Benedictine priory on the road from Paris to Meaux, in the present-day commune of Le Raincy in the Seine-Saint-Denis depa ...

. The wood mentioned in the name is the ancient Bondy Forest which covered most of the area to the northeast of Paris.

Population

Transport

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is served by no station of the Paris Métro or RER, but since 2006 its own Tram station on line , Les Pavillons-sous-bois. The closest RER station to Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil station on Paris RER line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of

Le Raincy Le Raincy () is a prestigious commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Le Raincy is a subprefecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Le Raincy. Its popu ...

, from the centre of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.

Urban morphology

The Canal of Ourcq, a channel built by

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

to bring more water to Paris, and the national road RN3 divide the area into a south zone, dedicated to traditional habitat (mainly houses with gardens) and urban activities, and a north zone, for a long time underprivileged, more industrial, nowadays in a rehabilitation process including new habitation areas, sports and leisure areas along the channel and new public service buildings.

Education

Schools:Annuaire des établissements scolaires
" Les Pavillons-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. * Preschools: École Robillard, Marguerite Léopold, Jean-Macé, Eugène Fischer, Fontenoy * Elementary schools: École Robillard, Julie-Victoire Daubié, Monceau, Pierre Brossolette, Fontenoy * One special primary school (''primaire d'application''): École Jules Verne * Public junior high schools: Collège Anatole France and Collège Eric Tabarly * Public senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Nicolas Ledoux * A private elementary-junior high school: Ecole-Collège privé de l'Alliance

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