Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a

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in the northeastern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris. With a density of 25,643 inhabitants per square kilometres as of 2017, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is one of the most densely populated municipalities in

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History

In 1767,

Johann Schobert Johann Schobert (c. 1720, 1735 or 1740 – 28 August 1767) was a composer and harpsichordist. His date of birth is given variously as about 1720, about 1735, or about 1740, his place of birth as Silesia, Alsace, or Nuremberg. He died after eatin ...

, a German composer at the

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went mushroom picking with his family in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, and died after insisting on eating them in a soup after two chefs told him that they were poisonous. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a large part of the commune of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhood of Pré-Saint-Gervais, in the

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of Paris, leaving Le Pré-Saint-Gervais as a rump commune.

Heraldry

Population

Transport

No station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network is in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. The closest Métro stations are

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on Line to the north, and Pré-Saint-Gervais on Line to the southwest, each a few hundred metres outside the commune.

Education

Schools in the commune:Les adresses des écoles
" Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. * Public preschools (''maternelles''): École Baudin, École Rosa-Parks, École Suzanne-Lacore, École Nelson-Mandela * Public elementaries: École Anatole-France, École Jean-Jaurès, École Pierre-Brossolette * Public junior high school: Collège Jean-Jacques-Rousseau * Private preschool through junior high school: École et collège Saint-Joseph * Private preschool: École maternelle Montessori

Personalities

Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is the birthplace of Louis Wagner, the first

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driver to win the

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References

External links

Official website
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis {{SeineSaintDenis-geo-stub