Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (, literally ''Pierrefitte on

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in 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 Bobigny ...

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and

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. Today forming part of the northern suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, Pierrefitte lies from the centre of the French capital.

Heraldry

History

In December 2005, Pierrefitte became Europe's first "Mediation Town".

Population

Transport

The town is served by Pierrefitte – Stains railway station on line D of the RER regional suburban rail network. The south of the commune, where the National Archives of France relocated in 2013, is also served by Saint-Denis – Université station on

Paris Métro Line 13 Paris Métro Line 13 (opened as Line B; French: ''Ligne 13 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It was built by the Nord-Sud Company before becoming Line 13 when the Nord-Sud was merged into the Compagnie du ch ...

. This station lies on the border between the communes of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Saint-Denis.

Education

Primary and secondary schools in the commune include: * Nine preschools (''maternelles'') * Eight elementary schools * Two junior high schools: Collège Gustave-Courbet and Collège Pablo-NerudaLes collèges et le lycée
" Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. Collège intercommunal Lucie-Aubrac in

Villetaneuse Villetaneuse () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Heraldry Population Education Primary and secondary schools The commune has four prescho ...

also serves Pierrefitte students, as does

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, a senior high school/sixth-form college in

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and

Paris 13 University Sorbonne Paris North University (french: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) is a public university based in Paris, France. It is one of the thirteen universities that succeeded the University of Paris in 1968. It is a multidisciplinary university l ...

serve area students.

In the arts

Pierrefitte was where comedian and filmmaker

Kheiron Manouchehr Tabib (born November 21, 1982), known professionally as Kheiron, is an Iranian-born French comedian, actor and film director. Internationally, he is best known as the director and star of ''All Three of Us'' which was nominated for the ...

was raised, and the setting for his award-winning film ''

All Three of Us ''All Three of Us'' (original title: ''Nous trois ou rien''; also known as ''The Three of Us'') is a 2015 French biographical comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Kheiron in his directorial debut. The film also stars Leïla Bekhti ...

''.

Personalities

*The actor and playwright Frédérick Lemaître lived in Pierrefitte between 1830 and 1845. *The naturalist

Alcide d'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthrop ...

died in Pierrefitte in 1857 and is buried in the municipal cemetery.

Twin towns

Pierrefitte is twinned with * Braintree in the

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References

External links

Official web portal of the town of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis {{SeineSaintDenis-geo-stub