Livry-Gargan () is a

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in the northeastern suburbs of

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. 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

Clichy-sous-Bois Clichy-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from central Paris.Gagny Gagny () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Geography Location Gagny is located 10 km to the east of Paris. Until the law of 10 July 1964, the commune was part of the departme ...

to create the commune of

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Population

Heraldry

Transport

Livry-Gargan is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Livry-Gargan is Sevran – Livry station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of

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.

, from the town center of Livry-Gargan.

Education

Schools include:Enseignement
" Livry-Gargan. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. * 9 preschools * 9 elementary schools * Junior high schools: LÉON-JOUHAUX, SEGPA du collège, ÉDOUARD-HERRIOT, LUCIE-AUBRAC * Senior high schools: Lycée André Boulloche, Lycée Henri Sellier

Twin towns

Livry-Gargan is twinned with the communities of: *

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Personalities

Grégory Arnolin Grégory Arnolin (born 10 November 1980), known simply as Grégory, is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in France, he represented the Martinique national team internationally. Club career Arnolin was born ...

, born in 1980, footballer *

Cassandre Beaugrand Cassandre Beaugrand (born 23 May 1997 in Livry-Gargan) is a French triathlete, 2014 National Elite Champion, 2013 and 2014 National Youth Champion, 2013 European Team Relay Youth Champion and 2014 Vice Junior World Champion, and 2018 until 20 ...

, born in 1997, Triathlete *Karim Cheurfi, perpetrator of the 2017 shooting of Paris police officers *

Laetitia Avia Laetitia Avia (born 29 October 1985) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as the member of the National Assembly for the 8th constituency of Paris from 2017 to 2022, representing a constituency coveri ...

, born in 1985, politician *

Aïssa Laïdouni Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni ( ar, عيسى بلال العيدوني; born 13 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team. ...

, born in 1996, footballer

References

External links

Official website
(in French) Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{SeineSaintDenis-geo-stub