Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (, literally ''Saint-Ouen on

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'') is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It is located in 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 ...

, from the centre of Paris. The commune was called Saint-Ouen until 2018, when it obtained a change of name by ministerial order. The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine are

, to the south,

Clichy Clichy may refer to: In Paris Region, France * Canton of Clichy, an administrative division of the Hauts-de-Seine department, in northern France * Clichy-sous-Bois, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis ''département'' * Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, comm ...

, to the west,

Villeneuve-la-Garenne Villeneuve-la-Garenne () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. History The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 ...

, Gennevilliers and L'Île-Saint-Denis, to the north, and Saint-Denis to the east. The commune of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is part of the

canton of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine The canton of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (before 2021: Saint-Ouen)Épinay-sur-Seine. Saint-Ouen also includes the

Cimetière de Saint-Ouen The Saint-Ouen Cemetery (french: cimetière parisien de Saint-Ouen) is located just north of Montmartre at Saint-Ouen, near Paris. The cemetery consists of two parts. The first, located on Rue Adrien Lesesne opened in 1860 and the second at 2 A ...

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the commune of Saint-Ouen was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and

Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albertivillariens'' or ''Albertivillariennes''. Geography Localisati ...

. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of

Montmartre Montmartre ( , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by Rue Ca ...

was also disbanded; the city of Paris annexed most of Montmartre, but Saint-Ouen did receive a small northern part of the territory of that commune.

Population

Flea market

Paris - Vintage travel gear seller at the marche Dauphine - 5212

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is home to Paris'

flea market A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-hand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...

, the highest concentration of

antique An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...

dealers and second-hand

furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...

dealers in the world. The flea market (''marché aux puces'') is held every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; because of this high frequency, compared to other flea markets, it has tended to consist only of professionals who rent their spot for a minimum term of three years. In 2014 the flea market site was acquired by Jean-Cyrille Boutmy from Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster.

Transport

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is served by three stations of the Paris Metro:

Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...

( line 13), Saint-Ouen ( line 14 and

RER line C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. The li ...

) and Mairie de Saint-Ouen (lines 13 and 14).

Education

Schools and High Schools

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine has : * 3 school groups of preschools and primary schoolsEcoles et accueils de loisirs
" Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016. * 9 pre-schools * 8 primary schools * 3 "collèges" (lower secondary schools)Jeunesse
" Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016. ** Collège Jean Jaurès ** Collège

Joséphine Baker Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted Fran ...

** Collège

Jules Michelet Jules Michelet (; 21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian and an author on other topics whose major work was a history of France and its culture. His aphoristic style emphasized his anti-clerical republicanism. In Michelet's ...

* 2 High Schools/Sixth-form colleges **

Lycée In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

Marcel Cachin **

Auguste Blanqui

Further and higher education

Supméca Supméca (Institut Supérieur de Mécanique) is a French mechanical engineering school. The school is an active member of the Polyméca network and part of the ENSI ( Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieur) school group as well as the ISAE Gr ...

, an accredited mechanical engineering school is located in the Vieux Saint Ouen quarter. It was created in 1948, is member of the

university of Paris-Seine University of Paris-Seine was an association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE) located in the region of Paris, France. Member institutes include National School of Arts (Paris-Cergy), National School of Architecture (Versai ...

and now part of the ISAE Group, which has a total of 6000 students. One literary and humanities

Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles The ''classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles'' (CPGE) (English: Higher School Preparatory Classes), commonly called ''classes prépas'' or ''prépas'', are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist of two years of stud ...

at Lycée Blanqui High School's premises.

Notable people

* Jacques Gondouin (1737–1818), architect *

Alphonse Halimi Alphonse Halimi (February 18, 1932 – November 12, 2006) was a French boxer. He took the World Bantamweight Championship on April 1, 1957, in Paris, and the European Bantamweight Championship three years later. Early life He was born in Consta ...

(1932–2006), boxer *

Louis Stettner Louis Stettner (November 7, 1922 – October 13, 2016) was an American photographer of the 20th century whose work included streetscapes, portraits and architectural images of New York and Paris. His work has been highly regarded because of its hum ...

(1922–2016), American photographer of "everyday poetry" *

Dany Bill Dany Bill (born 28 April 1973) is a Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-time Muay Thai World Champion. Biography When growing up as a kid in France Dany used to play soccer, but the day he saw muay thai on TV changed his life. Right after ...

(b. 1973), seven-times Muaythai World champion. *

Benjamin Cuq Benjamin René Pierre Cuq (born 24 November 1974) is a French journalist and writer. Career After being in high school in Ecole internationale bilingue and studying sociology at Saint-Denis University, Benjamin Cuq became journalist for the ...

(b. 1974), journalist-writer * Abdoulaye Soumare (b. 1980), footballer * Djimi Traore (b. 1980), footballer * Richard Clayderman (b. 1953), pianist *

Tchavolo Schmitt Tchavolo Schmitt (born 1954 in Paris) is a gypsy jazz guitarist. Schmitt performed as a member of various ensembles in the 1970s. Then he settled in Strasbourg and left the professional circuit for a time, releasing solo albums in 2000. He played ...

(b. 1954), manouche swing guitarist (Porte de Montreuil and Chope des Puces)

Sport

The

Stade de Paris The Stade Bauer (also called the Stade de Paris) is a 10,000-capacity football stadium in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in the northern suburbs of Paris. The stadium is mainly used by Red Star F.C. who currently play in Championnat National but have tas ...

(also called the Stade Bauer) is located in the town.

Twin towns – sister cities

Saint-Ouen is twinned with: *

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

, Italy * Salford, England, United Kingdom *

Ruse Ruse may refer to: Places *Ruse, Bulgaria, a major city of Bulgaria **Ruse Municipality ** Ruse Province ** 19th MMC – Ruse, a constituency *Ruše, a town and municipality in north-eastern Slovenia * Ruše, Žalec, a small settlement in east-ce ...

, Bulgaria *

Podolsk Podolsk ( rus, Подольск, p=pɐˈdolʲsk) is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River). History The first mentions of the village of Podol, w ...

, Russia

References

External links

Website about Saint-Ouen's ''Marché aux Puces''

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