Le Raincy () is a prestigious
commune in the eastern suburbs of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is located from the
center of Paris. Le Raincy is a
subprefecture of 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 Bobig ...
department and the seat of the
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 arrondissemen ...
.
Its population is small relative to surrounding communes, just under 15,000. However, its development as an administrative centre, along with the establishment over the years of several schools, gives it more prominence than its population size would suggest.
Its character has made it known as ''le
Neuilly de la Seine-Saint-Denis''.
History
In the 17th and 18th century, Raincy was known primarily as location of 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 ...
, now demolished. The commune of Le Raincy was created on 20 May 1869 by detaching a part of the territory of
Livry-Gargan and merging it with a part of the territory of
Clichy-sous-Bois and a small part of the territory of
Gagny.
Heraldry
Population
Notre-Dame du Raincy
The town today receives visitors - mainly to see the
Notre-Dame du Raincy church. Designed by the brothers
Auguste and
Gustave Perret and built in 1922–1923, this was one of the first churches to be built in
reinforced concrete
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, and with no external ornamentation. The architecture is remarkable for the classicism of its columns, greatly enhanced by the
stained glass windows of
Maurice Denis and
Marie-Alain Couturier
Marie-Alain Couturier, O.P., (15 November 1897 – 9 February 1954) was a French Dominican friar and Catholic priest, who gained fame as a designer of stained glass windows. He was noted for his modern inspiration in the field of Sacred art.
Li ...
. The church is listed as an historic monument. It was restored in the 1990s, and is in regular use. Many of the visitors to the church come from
Japan
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, as a smaller replica of Notre Dame du Raincy was built in the
Tokyo
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suburbs.
Transport
Le Raincy is served by
Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil station on Paris
RER line E.
Education
Secondary schools:
* Junior high school: Collège Jean-Baptiste Corot
* Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges:
**
Lycée René Cassin
**
Lycée Albert Schweitzer[Lycée Albert Schweitzer]
" Le Raincy. March 8, 2016. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
Twin towns
Le Raincy is twinned with:
*
London Borough of Barnet,
United Kingdom
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*
Clusone,
Italy
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*
Yavne,
Israel
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See also
*
Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
References
External links
Home page
*
The Raincy blog
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis
Subprefectures in France
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